PM Modi Pays Tributes to Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee on his Birth Anniversary

GG News Bureau

New Delhi, 6th July. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee on his birth anniversary.

PM Modi tweeted, “Tributes to great nationalist thinker, educationist and founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary. He dedicated his life to building a strong India. His ideals and principles will continue to inspire every generation of the country.”

महान राष्ट्रवादी चिंतक, शिक्षाविद् और भारतीय जनसंघ के संस्थापक डॉ. श्यामा प्रसाद मुखर्जी को उनकी जन्म-जयंती पर शत-शत नमन। एक सशक्त भारतवर्ष के निर्माण के लिए उन्होंने अपना जीवन समर्पित कर दिया। उनके आदर्श और सिद्धांत देश की हर पीढ़ी को प्रेरित करते रहेंगे।

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 6, 2023

Syama Prasad Mukherjee (6 July 1901 – 23 June 1953) was an Indian politician, barrister and academician, who served as India’s first Minister for Industry and Supply (currently known as Ministry of Commerce and Industry) in Jawaharlal Nehru’s cabinet.

After falling out with Nehru, protesting against the Liaquat-Nehru Pact, Mukherjee resigned from Nehru’s cabinet.

With the help of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, he founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the predecessor to the Bharatiya Janata Party, in 1951.

He was also the president of Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha from 1943 to 1946.

He was arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police in 1953 when he tried to cross the border of the state.

He was provisionally diagnosed with a heart attack and shifted to a hospital but died a day later.

Since the Bharatiya Janata Party is the successor to the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Mukherjee is also regarded as the founder of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by its members.