Mamata pays tributes to Nehru on his death anniversary
Kolkata, May 27 ( UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday paid her respect to former Prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary.
"My deepest respect to Jawaharlal Nehru, former Prime Minister of India, on his death anniversary," Banerjee, who is also chairperson of Trinamool Congress, said.
"A great statesman and humanist, Nehru was the visionary-architect of modern India. His ideas will continue to inspire all who love democracy, " Banerjee said while paying her respect to the former PM.
Nehru was a principal leader of the Indian nationalist movement in the 1930s and 1940s, the party noted.
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