PM Modi pays tributes to Rajaji on his birth anniversary
The Hindu
Mr. Modi posted a letter the country's first Home Minister had written to C. Rajagopalachari when he took over as the Governor General of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 10 paid tributes to freedom fighter and statesman C. Rajagopalachari on his 143rd birth anniversary, saying he is remembered for his contributions to the freedom struggle, administrative and intellectual prowess.
Noting that Sardar Patel was an ardent well-wisher of Rajaji, as he was fondly known, Mr. Modi posted a letter the country's first Home Minister had written to him when he took over as the Governor General of India.
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