The nation pays tribute to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his martyrdom today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Dr. Mookerjee. In a social media post, Mr. Modi said that Dr. Mookerjee displayed incomparable courage and effort to keep the country’s integrity intact. The Prime Minister added that his invaluable contribution to nation-building will always be remembered with reverence.

BJP National President JP Nadda paid floral tributes to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his death anniversary today at the party headquarters in New Delhi. Addressing the media, Mr. Nadda said that BJP workers across the country are organising programs to observe the 72nd death anniversary of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee. Lauding the contributions of Dr. Mookerjee, the BJP National President stated that he was a freedom fighter and social reformer who opposed the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir. Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh, died under mysterious circumstances in a Srinagar jail on this day in 1953.