PM Modi pays tributes to Nehru on birth anniversary

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary, and recalled his contribution to the country.

Born in 1889, Nehru was a leading Congress leader and freedom fighter who served as the country’s first prime



minister. He died in office in 1964 and remains the longest serving Indian prime minister.

Modi tweeted, “On his birth anniversary, tributes to our former PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji. We also recall his contribution to our nation.”