Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti: PM Modi, Others Remember The Dalit Icon

Babu Jagjivan Ram birth anniversary: Today is the 114th birth anniversary of Babu Jagjivan Ram. PM Modi and others paid tribute to Jagjivan Ram, a crusader for social justice

Today is the birth aniversary of Babu Jagjivan Ram. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and others paid rich tributes the freedom fighter and Dalit Icon, Jagjivan Ram, on his 114th birth anniversary. "A humble tribute to Babu Jagjivan Ram, a freedom fighter and an ardent advocate of social justice, on his birth anniversary. ..," PM Modi tweeted. The Prime Minister said Jagjivan Ram "will always be a source of inspiration" who worked tirelessly for the "underprivileged and deprived section of the society."   स्वतंत्रता सेनानी और सामाजिक न्याय के प्रबल पैरोकार बाबू जगजीवन राम को उनकी जयंती पर विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि। समाज के शोषितों और वंचितों के उत्थान के लिए उनके प्रभावी प्रयास सदैव प्रेरणास्रोत रहेंगे। My tributes to the great freedom fighter, social reformer & astute administrator, Babu Jagjivan Ram Ji, on his birth anniversary today. He was a visionary leader who served the nation with distinction in various capacities. #BabuJagjivanRampic.twitter.com/pPUb2DnkXt Babu Jagjivan Ram contributed greatly towards our country, as a freedom fighter, as a member of the Constituent Assembly & the first Cabinet & as a Deputy PM. He worked to attain equality for untouchables, contributed to Green Revolution & organized rural labor movement in Bihar. pic.twitter.com/flr5xgf6aF