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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday paid homage to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 52nd death anniversary saying his immortal slogan ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ will always be an inspiration for all countrymen.
In his Twitter handle, Patnaik wrote: “Homage to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, the paragon of honesty & simplicity, on death anniversary. His strong leadership which ensured India overcome war and food scarcity & his immortal slogan ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ will always be an inspiration for all countrymen.”
Homage to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, the paragon of honesty & simplicity, on death anniversary. His strong leadership which ensured India overcome war and food scarcity & his immortal slogan ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ will always be an inspiration for all countrymen pic.twitter.com/EBnlqksiKM
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) January 11, 2018
Shastri, India’s second Prime Minister, was born in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to Sharada Prasad and Ramdulari Devi on 2 October, 1904. He served the nation as the Prime Minister between June 1964 and January 1966.
On 11 January, 1966, Shastri breathed his last in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, a day after signing the Tashkent Declaration, reportedly due to cardiac arrest.
Ms Kalinga