On his Death Anniversary…
New Delhi: On Saturday, 27 May 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the country’s former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his 59th death anniversary.
Taking to Twitter, PM Modi said, "On his death anniversary, I pay tributes to our former PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru".
Jawaharlal Nehru had a very important role in India's freedom struggle.
He also became India's first Prime Minister after independence in 1947.
In an effort to free India from British rule, Jawaharlal Nehru fought against the British and was among the key leaders of the Indian National Congress (INC).
On May 27, 1964, the Country’s first Prime Minister of India took his last breath.
He served the Nation from 1947 to 1964 till he died at the age of 74 years.
He had a great fondness for kids, and children use to call him Chacha Nehru.
Mr. Nehru's birth anniversary on November 14 is also celebrated as Children's Day every year in the Nation.
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