In a big announcement, Modi government has announced to give Bharat Ratna to senior BJP leader and prominent face of Ram Mandir movement, Lal Krishna Advani.
In a big announcement, Modi government has announced to give Bharat Ratna to senior BJP leader and prominent face of Ram Mandir movement, Lal Krishna Advani. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given this information on his Twitter handle.
Let us tell you that former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani was one of the prominent faces of the Ram Mandir movement. The credit for giving impetus to the movement goes to him. In such a situation, this decision of Modi government is being seen as a gift to the movement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on his social media handle X that Shri LK Advani will be honored with Bharat Ratna. He said, I myself talked to him and congratulated him. His contribution to the development of India is valuable. He served the country by working on the ground and became the Deputy Prime Minister of the country.
He also served the country as Home Minister and Information Broadcasting Minister. His parliamentary contribution will always be remembered. PM Modi said, Advani ji served the people of the country for decades. He set an example in terms of unity, transparency and political ethics. Giving him Bharat Ratna is a very emotional moment. I consider myself fortunate that I got the opportunity to work under him. I learned a lot from him.
I am very happy to share that Shri LK Advani Ji will be conferred the Bharat Ratna. I also spoke to him and congratulated him on being conferred this honour. One of the most respected statesmen of our times, his contribution to the development of India is monumental. His is a… pic.twitter.com/Ya78qjJbPK
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 3, 2024
After performing the Rath Yatra for Ram temple, he was also recognized as the Hindu Hridaya Samrat. After the formation of the government in 1996, it was also believed that he could become the Prime Minister. However, he happily accepted the name of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He was the BJP president at that time. He presented many examples of sacrifice and nobility in his life.
Received Padma Vibhushan in 2015
In 2015, Advani was awarded the Padma Vibhushan. He is the second BJP leader after former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee to be awarded Bharat Ratna. Let us tell you that Advani was born in Karachi but he came to India after independence and from 1970 to 1972, he was the president of Jan Sangh unit.
He was a member of Rajya Sabha from 1970 to 1989. He was the Minister of Information and Broadcasting in Morarji Desai’s government. He reached the Lok Sabha for the first time in 1989. After this, he was Lok Sabha MP from Gandhinagar seat of Gujarat in 1991, 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2009, 2014. From 2002 to 2005, he held the responsibility of Deputy Prime Minister in Atal’s government.
