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  Who is Makhanlal Sarkar? 98-year-old BJP worker whose feet PM Modi touched in West Bengal | VIDEO

  West Bengal | May 09, 2026 12:16 IST

  PM Modi touched the feet of veteran BJP worker Makhanlal Sarkar during the swearing-in ceremony of Suvendu Adhikari. The 97-year-old Makhanlal Sarkar, a resident of Siliguri, was a close aide of Syama Prasad Mookerjee and had accompanied him during his final journey.

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  Syama Prasad Mukherjee 123rd birth anniversary: PM Modi pays tribute to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder

  India | July 06, 2024 11:41 IST

  Mookerjee died in 1953 following his arrest in Jammu and Kashmir during his agitation against the restriction imposed there on Indian citizens who were not from the state. He was opposed to the special status given to the state.

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  Chunav Flashback: When Nehru decided to step down as PM just before first Lok Sabha polls

  India | May 24, 2024 23:58 IST

  Former Prime Minister Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, during the first two years in office, faced challenges from leaders within the Congress party over his policies on Pakistan and Hindu refugees.

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  PM Modi pays tribute to Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee

  India | July 06, 2023 10:37 IST

  Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee was known for his espousal of Hindu rights and nationalist views.

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  PM Modi pays tributes to Syama Prasad Mookerjee on birth anniversary

  India | July 06, 2021 10:45 IST

  PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that Syama Prasad Mookerjee devoted his life to India's unity and progress, and his lofty ideals motivate millions across the nation.

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  Bharat Ratna for Savarkar, Mookerjee? Announcement on Republic Day, Hindu Mahasabha says

  India | January 13, 2020 15:40 IST

  "Most likely the announcement of conferring Bharat Ratna to Veer Savarkar and Syama Prasad Mookerjee will be made on the upcoming Republic Day", the national president of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha Swami Chakrapani Maharaj told IANS on Monday.  

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  Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, PM Modi remember Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his death anniversary

  India | June 23, 2019 17:29 IST

  Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh on his 66th death anniversary.

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  BJP leader for scrapping Article 370

  National | July 07, 2014 12:57 IST

  Kolkata: BJP national spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain Sunday called for the scrapping of article 370 of the constitution that grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir.Speaking at a programme marking the 113th birth anniversary of