Indian President Droupadi Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on veteran politician LK Advani

Indian President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday conferred Bharat Ratna, the nation’s highest civilian honour, on veteran BJP chief and former Deputy Prime Minister L Okay Advani at a ceremony held at his residence in New Delhi.

The ceremony was attended by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and the members of the family of Advani.

In a publish on X, Rashtrapathi Bhavan stated, “Shri Advani, a doyen of Indian politics, has served the nation with unwavering dedication and distinction for over seven a long time.

“Born in Karachi in 1927, he migrated to India in 1947 in opposition to the backdrop of partition. With his imaginative and prescient of cultural nationalism, he toiled exhausting for many years, throughout the size and breadth of the nation, and led to a metamorphosis within the socio-political panorama.

“When the Emergency put India’s democracy in danger, the indefatigable crusader in him helped guard it in opposition to authoritarian tendencies. As a parliamentarian, his emphasis on dialogue enriched parliamentary traditions.

“Whether as Home Minister or as Deputy Prime Minister, he all the time prioritised nationwide curiosity above all, incomes him respect and admiration from throughout social gathering strains. His lengthy and tireless wrestle for India’s cultural regeneration culminated within the reconstruction of Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya in 2024.”

Among the handful of post-Independence political leaders who succeeded in reshaping the nationwide agenda and putting it on the trail of improvement, his accomplishments present one of the best articulation of the genius of India and its inclusive traditions, it added.

The authorities additionally conferred Bharat Ratna posthumously on former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, former Bihar Chief Minister, and the Father of India’s Green Revolution Dr. M.S. Swaminathan.

Narendra Modi describes the second when the Bharat Ratna was conferred on LK Advani as particular

“It was very particular to witness the conferring of the Bharat Ratna upon Shri LK Advani Ji. This honour is a recognition of his enduring contributions to our nation’s progress. His dedication to public service and his pivotal function in shaping trendy India have left an indelible mark on our historical past. I’m proud to have gotten the chance to work with him very intently over the past a number of a long time,” Modi posted on X.