New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to former Prime Minister of India Moraji Desai on his birth anniversary.
Taking to his Twitter handle, PM Modi said, “I pay homage to our former PM 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 probity in public life.”
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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.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 28, 2022
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Born on February 29, 1896, Desai took part in the freedom struggle movement and served as the fourth Prime Minister of India between 1977 and 1979 leading the government formed by the Janata Party.
He died on April 10, 1995.
