President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former president Dr Zakir Hussain on his 121st birth anniversary on Thursday.
In a tweet, PM Modi said, ”India remembers Dr. Zakir Husain on his birth anniversary. His contribution towards India’s freedom movement was tremendous. He also distinguished himself as a scholar and educationist”.
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”#PresidentKovind paid floral tributes to Dr Zakir Hussain, former President of India, on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan today”, President Kovind tweeted.
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Zakir Hussain was the country’s first Muslim president and the third president from May 13, 1967 till his death May 3, 1969.
He was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1963.