PICTURE: On 55th Death Anniversary of Nehru, Modi Recalls Former PM's Contribution

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Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi paid homage to former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 55th death anniversary. On Twitter Rahul wrote “Many democratic nations as young as India, soon degenerated into dictatorships. On his death anniversary, let us remember Jawaharlal Nehru Ji’s contribution in building strong, independent, modern institutions, that have helped democracy survive in India for over 70 years.”/ TWITTER IMAGE

Other leaders like Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu tweeted, "Tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji on his death anniversary today. He will always be remembered for his contributions to building a modern India. #PanditNehru."/ TWITTER IMAGE

"Tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji on his death anniversary. We remember his contributions to our nation," Modi tweeted./ GETTY IMAGE

Nehru was born to Motilal Nehru and Swaroop Rani on November 14, 1889, in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. Independent India's first and longest serving prime minister, he remained in office until his death on May 27, 1964./ GETTY IMAGE

Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister in the outgoing cabinet Rajnath Singh also paid homage to Nehru. "Remembering India's first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's contribution to our society and the nation on his punyatithi. I offer my tributes to him," he tweeted./ GETTY IMAGE