PM Modi pays tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru on his 61st death anniversary

May 27, 2025

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 61st death anniversary.

"Tributes to our former PM, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary," PM Modi said in a post on X.

Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, also paid tribute to India's first Prime Minister.

In a post on X, Gandhi remembered Nehru's "visionary leadership" in laying a strong foundation for independent India.

Jawaharlal Nehru was a freedom fighter who played a pivotal role in India's freedom movement. He also went on to become India's first Prime Minister after independence in 1947.

Nehru remained at the post for more than 16 years and died due to a heart attack on 27th May 1964. After that, Lal Bahadur Shastri took over as the second Prime Minister of India.

Nehru is considered the pioneer of India's Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). For his love for children, Nehru was also called 'Chacha Nehru', and his birth anniversary on November 14, is celebrated as Children's Day every year in India.