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PM Modi remembers Jana Sangh founder Mookerjee on birth anniversary

Mookerji was also India's first Minister of Commerce and Industry.

PM Modi remembers Jana Sangh founder Mookerjee on birth anniversary

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday remembered Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary, saying that his contribution to India can never be forgotten.

"Remembering Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary. His contribution to India and scholarly nature can never be forgotten," Modi said in a tweet. 

India's first Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mookerji was also the founding President of Bharatiya Jan Sangha, which later came to be known as Bharatiya Janata Party.

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