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PM Modi pays tributes to Syama Prasad Mookerjee

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to Syama Prasad Mookerjee on the birth anniversary of the Bharatiya Jan Sangh founder.

He shared a picture on Twitter of Mookerjee with Babasaheb Ambedkar and said "both were ministerial colleagues and had a futuristic vision for India's growth".

Modi also praised senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley for his blog post on Mookerjee, saying it highlighted the Bharatiya Jan Sangh founder's commitment towards a "strong and united India as well as the anti-democratic nature of the Congress".

The prime minister and other eminent dignitaries also paid tributes to Mookerjee in Parliament.

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First Published: Jul 06 2018 | 7:45 PM IST

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