Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 115th birth anniversary on Wednesday, 2 October, saying he had given new energy to the whole nation with his call of ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan.’
Shastri was born in 1904 in Uttar Pradesh's Mughalsarai.
PM Modi, who visited Vijay Ghat to pay his tributes, tweeted in Hindi.
“I offer my heartfelt tribute to former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary. He had charged the nation with his call of ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan.”
He also posted a short video on the leader in which he referred to Shastri's grit and determination and his love for khadi.
Later, President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, and LK Advani also visited Vijay Ghat to pay their respects.
Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh too paid their tribute to Lal Bahadur Shastri at Vijay Ghat.
(With inputs from ANI, PTI)
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