New Delhi : Union Ministers and other leaders are paying homage to Deendayal Upadhyay on his 104th birth anniversary today. Deendayal Upadhyay was a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) thinker and co-founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the forerunner of Bharatiya Janata Party or the BJP. Deendayal Upadhyay became the president of the Jana Sangh in December 1967. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a tweet yesterday said, “Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Ji’s ideals inspire us to serve the poor and ensure a positive difference in their lives.” The Prime Minister is addressing BJP workers across India via video link today.
“I pay my humble tribute to the great leader and profound thinker Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya on his birth anniversary today. His philosophy of Integral Humanism and Antyodaya has been a source of inspiration for all and will continue to guide the nation in the times to come,” tweeted Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu.
Home Minister Amit Shah paid tribute on the birth anniversary of the founder of Jana Sangh, saying his life is an example of social harmony and patriotism. “The master of Indian politics, rich in versatility and founder of Jana Sangh Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Ji struggled throughout his life for the protection and conservation of India’s culture and values. With ideas of integral Humanism and Antyodaya, he gave a progressive ideology to the nation,” Mr Shah said in a tweet. Mr Shah also said Deendayal Upadhyay was “an excellent organiser” who laid the “foundation of alternative politics which is working towards bringing the poor, deprived and exploited people into the mainstream…”.
