On Ram Vilas Paswan's Death Anniversary Event, A Letter From PM Modi

Posting the letter on Twitter, Chirag Paswan, Ram Vilas Paswan's son, thanked the Prime Minister for his affection towards the late leader.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has penned a heartfelt letter on the first death anniversary of Ram Vilas Paswan, his former cabinet colleague and a powerful Dalit leader from Bihar. Posting the letter on Twitter, Chirag Paswan, Ram Vilas Paswan's son, thanked the Prime Minister for his affection towards the late leader. "Sir, you have honored the work done by him for the society by putting the summary of the whole life of my father in your own words and have shown your affection towards him," tweeted the MP from Jamui. Ram Vilas Paswan -- minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet and the founder of the Lok Janshakti Party -- died on October 8 last year. Chirag Paswan is going by a traditional calendar to hold the first death anniversary of his father on September 12.