'Fearless Guardian Of Democracy’: Tributes Pour In On Birth Anniversary Of Country's 1st PM Pandit Nehru

PM Narendra Modi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and other leaders remembered the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru on his birth anniversary.

Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India.

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The country is remembering one of the most prominent visionary leaders and first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, on his birth anniversary on Tuesday (Nov 14th) which is observed as 'Children's Day (Bal Diwas)' across the nation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to X, formerly Twitter, to pay his tributes to the former PM. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party General Secretary KC Venugopal paid floral tribute to Pandit Nehru at Shanti Van.

Kharge called Nehru the prime architect of modern India and called for the preservation and protection of the Indian Constitution and democratic institutions. 

#WATCH | Delhi: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal pay floral tribute to #PanditJawaharlalNehru on his birth anniversary, at Shanti Van pic.twitter.com/Km3wyGZ3vZ

— ANI (@ANI) November 14, 2023

"Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the prime architect of modern India. In his understanding, only a Democratic structure which gave space to various cultural, political, and socio-economic trends to express themselves could hold India together. Today, as we gather in Shanti Van, to pay our revered tributes to him, we must preserve, protect and defend India's Constitution and our long-cherished Democratic institutions and principles — his enduring legacy," he said in a post on X.

"Paying tribute to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru ji on his birth anniversary, who took India from zero to the pinnacle, the creator of modern India, the fearless guardian of democracy and our source of inspiration. His progressive ideas advanced India's social, political and economic development despite all the challenges and encouraged the people of the country to live together at every moment, without any discrimination and always keeping the country first," the Congress President added.

“नागरिकता, देश की सेवा में होती है”

~ पंडित जवाहरलाल नेहरू

भारत को शून्य से शिखर तक पहुँचाने वाले, आधुनिक भारत के निर्माता, लोकतंत्र के निर्भीक प्रहरी व हमारे प्रेरणास्रोत, पंडित जवाहरलाल नेहरू जी की जयंती पर विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि।

उनके प्रगतिशील विचारों ने तमाम चुनौतियों के… pic.twitter.com/KOgYZ4zMj0

— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) November 14, 2023

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also took to the social media platform to remember his great-grandfather and his ideology of freedom and justice. He said, "Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru is a thought – of freedom, progress, justice. "

"Mother India today needs these values ​​of her 'Jawahar of Hind', like an ideology, in every heart," he added.

पंडित जवाहर लाल नेहरू एक सोच हैं - स्वतंत्रता की, प्रगति की, न्याय की।

भारत माता को आज अपने 'हिंद के जवाहर' के इन्हीं मूल्यों की ज़रूरत है, एक विचारधारा की तरह, हर दिल में। pic.twitter.com/0XiCBxDeiO

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 14, 2023

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot also paid tribute to the former PM at Japiur's Abert Hall. He credited Nehru for making India self-reliant. It is because of the vision of Pandit ji (former PM Jawaharlal Nehru) that the country became 'atmanirbhar'," he said.

VIDEO | "It is because of the vision of Pandit ji (former PM Jawaharlal Nehru) that the country became 'atmanirbhar'," says Rajasthan CM @ashokgehlot51 after paying tribute to former PM Jawaharlal Nehru at Albert Hall in Jaipur on his birth anniversary. pic.twitter.com/6umhLQeRaK

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 14, 2023

Nehru was fondly called 'Chacha Nehru' for his affection towards children. He was born on November 14, 1889, in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. Pandit Nehru breathed his last on May 27, 1964.