Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani expressed his gratitude to President Draupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for awarding him the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian honour, and said that it is not only his, but His ideals and principles are also respected.
Respect his ideals and principles: Advani
Lal Krishna Advani said on the announcement of Bharat Ratna, it is an honor not only for him as a person, but also for the ideals and principles that he tried to follow. The senior BJP leader said, after joining the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh), whatever responsibility I got in life, I found happiness only in serving my beloved country dedicatedly and selflessly. He said, I heartily thank President Murmu and Prime Minister Modi for awarding me Bharat Ratna.
PM Modi announced the award of Bharat Ratna to Advani ji by tweeting.
Prime Minister Modi announced on Saturday that Advani would be honored with Bharat Ratna. Modi wrote on the social media platform ‘X’, Advani, one of the most respected leaders of our time, has made a great contribution to the development of India. He started his life by working at the grassroots level and served the country as Deputy Prime Minister. The Prime Minister said that Advani being honored with Bharat Ratna is a very emotional moment for me. He said, Advani ji, during his decades of service in public life, had an unwavering commitment to transparency and integrity and set an exemplary standard in political ethics. He has made unique efforts towards furthering the unity of the nation and cultural revival.
Being honored with Bharat Ratna is a very emotional moment for me: Modi
PM Modi said, it is a very emotional moment for me to be honored with Bharat Ratna. I will always consider it my good fortune that I got countless opportunities to interact with him and learn from him. The Prime Minister said that he is very happy to inform that Advani (96) will be given this honour. Last month, the government had announced the country’s highest civilian honor to socialist leader and former Chief Minister of Bihar, late Karpoori Thakur.