Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Highlights
- PM Modi paid tributes to India's first president Rajendra Prasad on his 137th birth anniversary
- His life dedicated to national interest will always be a source of inspiration for people, Modi said
- Born in Bihar, Dr Rajendra Prasad is the only Indian president to have served two terms
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to India's first President Rajendra Prasad on his 137th birth anniversary, hailing him as a person of unique talent who made distinguished contribution to the freedom movement.
The prime minister took to Twitter and said his (Rajendra Prasad's) life dedicated to national interest will always be a source of inspiration for people.
"Tributes to the first President of independent India and the unique talent Bharat Ratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad on his birth anniversary. He made his special contribution in the freedom struggle of the country. His life dedicated in the interest of the nation will always remain a source of inspiration for the countrymen," Modi tweeted in Hindi.
Born in Bihar, Prasad is the only Indian president to have served two terms.
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