New Delhi, Feb 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid homage to former Prime Minister Morarji Desai on his 126th birth anniversary. n a tweet, the PM Modi said, “I pay homage to our former PM Shri Morarjibhai Desai. He is widely respected for his monumental contribution to nation building.
He made extensive efforts to make India more prosperous. He always emphasised on probity in public life.” Desai was born on February 29, 1896. He was a freedom fighter and served India as the fourth Prime Minister between 1977 and 1979 as the first leader heading a non Congress government.