New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar paid homage on Wednesday to freedom fighter C. Rajagopalachari on his birth anniversary. Highlighting Rajaji as one of India’s most influential public figures, Jaishankar noted that his life and ideals continue to serve as a guiding light.
The External Affairs Minister wrote on X, “Pay homage to Shri C. Rajagopalachari ji on his birth anniversary. A freedom fighter and one of India’s most influential public minds, his life, thoughts and ideals continue to guide us.”
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to C. Rajagopalachari, popularly known as Rajaji, on his 147th birth anniversary.
“Freedom fighter, thinker, intellectual, statesman… these are some descriptions that come to mind when one recalls C. Rajagopalachari. Tributes to him on his birth anniversary. He remains one of the sharpest minds of the 20th century, who believed in creating value and upholding human dignity. Our nation remembers his enduring contributions with gratitude,” PM Modi posted on X.
The Prime Minister shared a photograph of Rajaji and the 1922 edition of Young India, an English-language journal he edited while Mahatma Gandhi was in jail. “On Rajaji’s birth anniversary, sharing some interesting material from the archives, which includes a picture of a young Rajaji, the notification on his appointment as a Cabinet Minister, a picture with volunteers from the 1920s and a Young India edition from 1922 edited by Rajaji because Gandhi Ji was in jail,” PM Modi added.
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, born on December 10, 1878, in the Madras Presidency, was a lawyer and intellectual. An early political associate of Mahatma Gandhi, he left his legal practice to join the Indian National Congress and later participated in major protests against British rule, including the agitation against the Rowlatt Act, the Non-Cooperation Movement, and the Civil Disobedience Movement.
Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India, a position abolished after India became a republic in 1950. He was elected to the Constituent Assembly from Madras on a Congress ticket and served on the sub-committee on minorities. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1954. (ANI)
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