New Delhi, March 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to Ram Manohar Lohia on his birth anniversary saying he was at the forefront of many historical events and played a key role in India’s freedom struggle. On this occasion, he shared some interesting nuggets from the pages of history consisting a letter from Lohia to Lord Linlithgow and correspondence between Lohia’s father and him.
“Remembering Dr Ram Manohar Lohia on his birth anniversary. He was at the forefront of many historical events and played a key role in our freedom struggle. He is widely respected for his principled politics and intellectual prowess,” the Prime Minister tweeted. Ram Manohar Lohia was an activist in the Indian independence movement and a socialist political leader. He nursed protest not only against the British rulers, but also against social injustice, discrimination based on class and caste, and gender bias.
“Some interesting nuggets from the pages of history… a letter from Dr Lohia to Lord Linlithgow and correspondence between Dr Lohia’s father and him,” the PM added. UNI
