Childrens Day: Jawaharlal Nehru was India's first prime minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary.
Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, was born in Prayagraj in 1889 and was one of the leading faces of the country's freedom struggle.
His admirers credit him for nurturing democratic roots in the country.
PM Modi said on X, "Tributes to our first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Ji on his birth anniversary."
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