New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (March 23) remembered freedom fighter, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia, on his birth anniversary. They hailed the socialist thinker for giving a brand new course to the nation with his progressive concepts.
“My respectful tributes to the great socialist leader, distinguished freedom fighter, and nationalist Shri Ram Manohar Lohia Ji on his birth anniversary today. He was a visionary thinker and a prolific writer,” Naidu mentioned in a tweet. The vp mentioned that Lohia will at all times be remembered for his progressive concepts.
“Regards to the great freedom fighter and socialist thinker Dr Ram Manohar Lohia on his birth anniversary. He worked to give a new direction to the country with his sharp and progressive ideas. His contribution to the nation will continue to inspire the countrymen,” mentioned PM Modi in a tweet.
महान स्वतंत्रता सेनानी और समाजवादी चिंतक डॉ. राम मनोहर लोहिया जी को उनकी जयंती पर सादर श्रद्धांजलि। उन्होंने अपने प्रखर और प्रगतिशील विचारों से देश को नई दिशा देने का कार्य किया। राष्ट्र के लिए उनका योगदान देशवासियों को प्रेरित करता रहेगा।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 23, 2021
Lohia was born on today in 1910 within the small city of Akbarpur in Uttar Pradesh. During the final section of British rule in India, Lohia labored with Congress Radio which was broadcast secretly from numerous locations in Bombay till 1942.
Lohia misplaced to Nehru within the 1962 common election however entered Lok Sabha in 1963 by successful a by-poll.
