Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that veteran BJP leader LK Advani will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on this information X, formerly Twitter.
“I am very happy to share that Shri LK Advani Ji will be conferred the Bharat Ratna. I also spoke to him and congratulated him on being conferred this honour. One of the most respected statesmen of our times, his contribution to the development of India is monumental. His is a life that started from working at the grassroots to serving the nation as our Deputy Prime Minister. He distinguished himself as our Home Minister and I&B Minister as well. His Parliamentary interventions have always been exemplary, full of rich insights,” Modi said in his tweet.
Born on November 8, 1927, in Pre-Partition Sindh, Advani migrated to Delhi in 1947 after the partition.
Advani served as the president of the BJP for the longest period since its inception in 1980.
The veteran politician is also credited with crafting the BJP’s rise through the 1990s when it came to power for the first time as the head of coalition governments under Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
He served as the deputy prime minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led cabinet from 2002 to 2004.