On Lal Bhadur Shastri's death anniversary today, leaders took to micro-blogging site Twitter to pay tribute to India's second prime minister. Lal Bahadur Shastri was born in 1904 and held office between June 1964 and January 1966. He led the country during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965. His slogan of 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan' which means 'Hail the soldier, Hail the farmer', became a clarion call and is still remembered. He died on this day on January 11, 1966, reportedly due to a heart attack. His sudden death led to persistent conspiracy theories that he was poisoned.
Here are some tributes from Twitter for Lal Bahadur Shastri:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called his leadership courageous. He tweeted, "We pay homage to Shastri Ji on his Punya Tithi. His impeccable service and courageous leadership will be remembered for generations to come."
Congress President Rahul Gandhi shared a quote from him and tweeted, "Among the major tasks before us, none is of greater importance for our strength and stability than the task of building up the unity and solidarity of our people."
My tributes to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri ji on his death anniversary.
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