The Centre has launched a two-year official commemoration of the 125th birth anniversary of Bharat Kesari Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee to honour his legacy.
Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, who was the chief guest at the inaugural event held in the national capital, recalled Dr Mookerjee’s lifelong efforts for national unity and how today’s India is fulfilling the dream he once envisioned.
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”He (Dr. Mookerjee) must be blessing us, seeing that India’s aircraft has reached the moon, and that a son of India speaks clearly with the Prime Minister while sitting in space,” the minister added.
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He said Dr Mookerjee’s soul must feel content seeing that today, Tiranga Yatras are carried out fearlessly at Lal Chowk in Kashmir.
He further added that the present government is working with a clear sense of direction to realize the vision that Dr. Mookerjee laid out for a self-reliant, united, and developed India.
“After independence, how India should be built and how it should become a developed nation — to give shape to that vision, the present Modi government is continuously moving forward on the path shown by him,” he added.
Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Science & Technology, who represents the Udhampur constituency of Jammu and Kashmir, in his address, reflected on Mookerjee’s multifaceted legacy as a scholar, scientist, and statesman.
He further noted that Mookerjee was not only a great academician but also a man of principle. “He was a man of deep integrity, someone who didn’t hesitate to resign from the government when he found himself ideologically misaligned. That kind of courage and conviction is rare, and it defines the legacy of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee,” he added.
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