President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian honour, on veteran politician Lal Krishna Advani today (March 31).
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani received the coveted honor from President Murmu during a visit to his home. This decision was made with LK Advani’s failing health in mind.
President Droupadi Murmu confers Bharat Ratna upon veteran BJP leader LK Advani at the latter's residence in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/TcB1e1Qdb5
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In a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, and former Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, the contributions of Advani to the nation were celebrated.
Earlier in February, PM Modi announced that the senior BJP leader will be conferred the Bharat Ratna. Taking to the social media platform, PM Modi said the former Union Minister’s contribution to the development of India is monumental.
Lal Krishna Advani, popularly known as LK Advani, is widely known as one of the tallest leaders of the BJP who scripted the party’s rise from oblivion to prominence. It was after his Rath Yatra in the 1990s that the BJP was catapulted into national politics.
Born in Karachi, in present day Pakistan, on November 8, 1927, Advani through the years had served as the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party for the longest period since its inception in 1980.