New Delhi: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh on his 66th death anniversary.
"I join the nation in paying tributes to the great nationalist Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his death anniversary. He was a visionary leader, who sacrificed his life for the unity and integrity of the nation. Nation is ever grateful for his contributions and services," Naidu said in a series of tweets.
He said that Mookerjee "worked tirelessly for the development of the nation" and left an "indelible mark" as an "eminent educationist, reformer and administrator".
Union Home Minister and BJP President Amit Shah also remembered the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said: "My humble tributes to Jana Sangha founder Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his death anniversary. His immense contribution to our country will always be remembered."
Mookerjee died as a detainee in Jammu and Kashmir on June 23, 1953, after arrested at Lakhenpur on 11 May while trying to enter into the state illegally to protest against a law that prohibited entry of Indian citizens there without a permit.
