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Wednesday, 2 April, 2025

Shastri’s tasks

It was 11 June 1964 when Lal Bahadur Shastri made his first broadcast to the nation, two days after being sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 9 June 1964. Paying his tribute to his predecessor, Jawaharlal Nehru, he said, “The towering personality who was in our midst till but a few days ago is no longer with us to lead and guide us.

Shastri’s tasks

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