PM Modi, Congress Leaders Pay Tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru on 135th Birth Anniversary

GG News Bureau

New Delhi, 14th Nov: Prime Minister Narendra Modi honored former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 135th birth anniversary, posting a tribute on X: “On the occasion of his birth anniversary, I pay homage to our former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.”

On the occasion of his birth anniversary, I pay homage to our former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 14, 2024

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Mallikarjun Kharge also took to X to pay homage to the former leader.

Referring to Nehru as the ‘Jawahar of India’, Rahul said his democratic, progressive, fearless, visionary, inclusive values will forever be India’s values

In another post, Priyanka Gandhi wrote about Nehru’s message of fearlessness, saying that he “strongly opposed people scaring and misleading the public”.

“Pandit Nehru always taught the public to be fearless and serve selflessly, keeping the public supreme at every stage of nation building,” she wrote.

VIDEO | Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi), along with party leaders, pays tribute to #PanditJawaharLalNehru at his memorial 'Shanti Van' on the occasion of his birth anniversary.

(Full video available on PTI Videos – https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) pic.twitter.com/9KmnhSIDDn

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 14, 2024

“On the 135th birth anniversary of the “Jawahar of India”, the one who took India to its peak, the architect of modern India, one who made India a developing country in scientific, economic, industrial and various fields, one who constantly gave the message of ‘unity in diversity’ to the country, the fearless sentinel of democracy and our source of inspiration, we remember his unprecedented contribution to the country,” wrote Mallikarjun Kharge in his post.

The anniversary also marks National Children’s Day, celebrated annually on November 14 in India in recognition of Nehru’s affection for children, who fondly called him “Chacha Nehru.” Schools nationwide organize activities for students, while government bodies hold commemorative events. Initially observed on November 20 in line with Universal Children’s Day, India shifted the date in 1964 to Nehru’s birth anniversary following a resolution in Parliament.