Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday became the longest-serving occupant of the post, completing 2,258 days in office since assuming charge on May 30, 2019.
He surpassed the previous record held by BJP veteran Lal Krishna Advani, who served for 2,256 days between 1998 and 2004.
The milestone coincides with August 5, the date in 2019 when Shah announced the abrogation of Article 370 in Parliament, ending Jammu and Kashmir’s special status.
At the NDA Parliamentary meeting in the Parliament Library Building, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Shah for his tenure, praising his leadership and contributions to internal security.
Shah’s tenure also surpasses that of Congress leader Govind Ballabh Pant, who served from 1955 to 1961, totaling six years and 56 days.
![Sunil Gavaskar walks up to Shubman Gill after India captain narrowly misses his record, floors him with priceless gift.
“Well done, I had got a gift for you in anticipation of going past [me]," Gavaskar said, in a Sony Sports video that’s now going viral on social media. “But, at least you got something to aim for in the next series. This is just a little gift, it’s a shirt with ‘SG’ initials. Mere liye kisi ne banaya tha, par mai aapko de raha hu. Aapko fit hoga ya nahi maloom nahi. (Someone made it for me, but I am giving it to you. I don’t know if it will fit you.) This is a little cap, which I give to very few people, with my signature."](https://scontent-pnq1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/527451395_18365697325144460_7092620374107419721_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=RgHvR5Y7utwQ7kNvwFjRWox&_nc_oc=Adnm54czip3gtvVygw5r7I8l_vkDWc11OxzUQtUHKvAWJHzOkFdJknBZ5-IYEKg-CDMbJb_i_z21IwHbPA5EBphU&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-pnq1-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=f0yHIIYHkgr_syQQRyjp4Q&oh=00_AfUAGAiJgVrLP0zGFUw37ijKUTcVjkmb6wlq4-5JF6l1bQ&oe=6896892E "Sunil Gavaskar walks up to Shubman Gill after India captain narrowly misses his record, floors him with priceless gift.
“Well done, I had got a gift for you in anticipation of going past [me],\" Gavaskar said, in a Sony Sports video that’s now going viral on social media. “But, at least you got something to aim for in the next series. This is just a little gift, it’s a shirt with ‘SG’ initials. Mere liye kisi ne banaya tha, par mai aapko de raha hu. Aapko fit hoga ya nahi maloom nahi. (Someone made it for me, but I am giving it to you. I don’t know if it will fit you.) This is a little cap, which I give to very few people, with my signature.\"")
