Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid his tributes to Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan on his birth anniversary.
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"Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan was a true nationalist who devoted his life to service and nation building. Tributes on his birth anniversary. JP's call for 'Sampoorna Kranti' galvanised the entire nation and played a historic role in preserving India's democratic fabric," he said.
Jayprakash Narayan, popularly referred to as JP or Lok Nayak, was an Indian independence activist, social reformer and political leader.
He is remembered especially for leading the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, for whose overthrow he called a "total revolution".
In 1999, he was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in recognition of his social work. Other awards include the Magsaysay award for Public Service in 1965.
