On Monday, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and newly elected party president Mallikarjun Kharge paid floral tributes to India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, at the Shanti Van memorial in Delhi. “On the occasion of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s birth anniversary, Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge and CPP (Congress Parliamentary Party) Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi visited Shantivan and paid tribute to the first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. The nation remembers Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji for his contributions to India’s development “The gathering tweeted and shared photos.
Tributes from across the political spectrum poured in as leaders took to Twitter to recall the former Prime Minister’s contributions. Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated, “On his birth anniversary, tributes to our former PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji. We also recall his contribution to our nation.”
In a separate tweet, the Congress also celebrated Nehru’s ‘endearing legacy as a social democrat’. “First PM of India, Pt. Nehru was a social democrat who coveted a welfare state. He was a humanist-secularist who sought national development on all fronts including agriculture & science. Today on his birth anniversary, we celebrate his endearing legacy.”
The party’s state units paid tribute to a political leader known affectionately as ‘chacha Nehru’ by children. “Tomorrow’s society will be shaped by the youth. On the occasion of Pandit Nehru’s birth anniversary, we pledge to address inequalities and provide a bright future for our children.”
Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Deve Gowda cited Nehru’s vision as an inspiration. “Tributes to Independent India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his Jayanti,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted.