On National Milk Day, India remembers its ‘Milkman’ Verghese Kurien

Cutting across political lines, an array of political leaders along with the common folk on Sunday remembered Verghese Kurien, father of the White Revolution in India, on his 96th birth anniversary, celebrated as National Milk Day.

Born 26 November 1921 in Kozhikode, Kerala, Kurien is regarded as the architect of India’s White Revolution, which catapulted India to be the world’s largest milk producer. Kurien achieved the feat in the 1970s at a time when it faced grim uncertainties over its food security.

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Kurien, the founder-chairman of National Dairy Development Board (1965-98) and also chairman of Gujarat Co-Operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF)(1973-2006), and also the Institute of Rural management (1979-2006), dedicated his life to the cause of empowering the humble Indian farmers through co-operatives.

Here are some of the top tweets:

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship said:

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Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Radha Mohan Singh said:

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Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik prepared an amazing sand art depicting the ‘Milkman of India’.

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Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu praised Kurien for making dairy farming India’s largest self-sustaining industry.

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Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress General Secretary, Ashok Gehlot asked citizens of the country to increase the quality of good quality milk production.

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Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Mukul Sangma said:

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