Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 132nd birth anniversary.
“Tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji on his birth anniversary,” he tweeted.
Tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji on his birth anniversary.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 14, 2021
Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi shared a photograph of the former prime minister interacting with young children, and hailed his commitment to “truth, unity and peace”.
“What we need is a generation of peace.”
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 14, 2021
– Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Remembering India’s first Prime Minister who greatly valued truth, unity and peace. pic.twitter.com/h89MpL39Ph
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu also extended his wishes on Children’s Day, observed every year on Nehru’s birth anniversary.
“My tributes to the former Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary today. He will be always remembered for his contribution to building a modern India,” the Vice President Secretariat tweeted.
Earlier, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi paid floral tribute to the former prime minister at Shantivan on Sunday.
Delhi: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi pays floral tribute to the nation's first Prime Minister #JawaharlalNehru at Shantivan, on his birth anniversary today. pic.twitter.com/qCY5R5v4lE
— ANI (@ANI) November 14, 2021
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also shared his greetings on the occasion of children’s day. “Our children are the future of the country, only by giving them better education and opportunities, the country can be taken forward,” he wrote.
हमारे बच्चे ही देश का आने वाला कल हैं, उन्हें बेहतर शिक्षा और अवसर देकर ही देश को आगे बढ़ाया जा सकता है।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) November 14, 2021
सभी देशवासियों को बाल दिवस की बहुत-बहुत बधाई एवं पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री श्री जवाहरलाल नेहरु जी की जन्म जयंती पर उन्हें सादर नमन। pic.twitter.com/ZWQrnYGXhJ
