Prez Murmu confers Bharat Ratna posthumously on Charan Singh, Narasimha Rao, M S Swaminathan
President Murmu is likely to travel to BJP leader LK Advani' residence to confer the prestigious award.
President Murmu is likely to travel to BJP leader LK Advani' residence to confer the prestigious award.
He also recalled the conversation related to the need for a new Parliament building between him and then Speaker Shivraj Patil when PV Narasimha Rao was the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former Prime Minister, Shri PV Narasimha Rao on his 101st birth anniversary.
Dr Singh, while addressing the inaugural function of the year-long birth centenary celebrations of the late Prime Minister organised by the Congress's Telangana unit, said he is particularly happy that the programme coincides with the presentation of the first budget of Rao's government by him in 1991.
Singh was speaking at a function on Wednesday to mark the 100th birth anniversary of IK Gujral, who was the 12th Prime Minister of India between April 1997 and March 1998.
Two notable polyglots were Indian Philosopher Sri Aurobindo and former Indian Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, who knew over 10 languages each.
Whoever emerges on top in 2019, whether it is Narendra Modi or Rahul Gandhi or someone else from a khichdi (motley) combine, it is clear that governance will be under severe constraints. These difficulties can be handled only by a dynamic figure of high intellectual calibre and deep understanding of economic and social forces. But there is no such person in sight. By and large, the Indian political class comprises mediocre personalities even at the high levels.
Taking a dig at his critics for calling him a silent prime minister, Singh said he was never afraid of talking to the media and rather interacted with the press very regularly.
When politicised legal-eagles arrogate to themselves the right to pass judgment on matters on which they have little expertise the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to pay homage to the Congress leader who served as the 9th Prime Minister of India from 1991-1996.
