On the 135th birth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, the current PM Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi dropped a birthday bump for his most successful political predecessor ever in Indian politics.
On the occasion of his birth anniversary, I pay homage to our former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 14, 2024
Jawaharlal Nehru was born on November 14, 1889, in Allahabad. The freedom fighter, who was a towering figure among contemporary giants including Mahatma Gandhi, Subash Chandra Bose, Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, among others, Nehru became the first PM of the independent India in 1947. Known for his Fabian socialism, the former barrister and India’s best-selling author served the nation as the PM for 17 years, from 1947 till 1962. Between 1950 and 1955, Pt. Nehru, the ‘architect of modern India’ was nominated 11 times for the Nobel Prize for Peace. Fondly known as Chacha Nehru, the former Prime Minister’s birth anniversary has been officially celebrated as Children’s Day since 1957. However, Nehru’s birthday has been celebrated since the 1940s and only in 1954 was it dubbed as ‘Children’s Day.’ PM Modi, who is the member of the BJP and RSS, the ideological opposite of the Indian National Congress and its ethos, has been largely dismissive and scornful about Pt. Nehru and the larger Gandhi family in his political career. Him and his party at large have blamed Nehru for everything that is wrong with India, several decades after the Independence. Several bhakts thus believe India gained true independence with Modi’s elevation as the Prime Minister in 2014.
A Tryst With Destiny pic.twitter.com/gOIhGOtT7R— Congress (@INCIndia) November 14, 2024
आधुनिक भारत के जनक, संस्थानों के निर्माता, भारत के प्रथम प्रधानमंत्री पं. जवाहरलाल नेहरू जी को उनकी जयंती पर सादर नमन।
लोकतांत्रिक, प्रगतिशील, निडर, दूरदर्शी, समावेशी – ‘हिंद के जवाहर’ के यही मूल्य हमारे आदर्श और हिंदुस्तान के आधारस्तम्भ हैं और हमेशा रहेंगे। pic.twitter.com/aslU4F6GXl
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 14, 2024
देश के प्रथम प्रधानमंत्री पंडित जवाहरलाल नेहरू जी की जयंती पर कांग्रेस महासचिव श्रीमती @priyankagandhi जी ने ‘शांति वन’ पहुंचकर उन्हें श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित की।
अपनी दूरदर्शिता और कुशल नेतृत्व से भारत को सामाजिक, वैज्ञानिक, आर्थिक, औद्योगिक व विभिन्न क्षेत्रों में आगे ले जाने वाले… pic.twitter.com/q0rWNx8LNh
— Congress (@INCIndia) November 14, 2024
Modi’s short tribute tweet for Pt. Nehru’s birth anniversary triggered a memefest. Netizens also took potshots at the current PM for his official obligation to acknowledge the birthday of the first PM of India. Users also corrected the PM on referring to Chacha Nehru as the former Prime Minister and not the first. Salty much?
‘former’, not ‘first’. #JawaharlalNehru https://t.co/RmOLMbNh5M pic.twitter.com/xYc7ocSSI0
— fursatgunj (@fursatgunj) November 14, 2024
https://t.co/UG3IGnPeLi pic.twitter.com/nYVsq7Jo26
— Jay 🇮🇳 (@Jayyluhar7) November 14, 2024
हैं.…….ये क्या हुआ . सब ठीक तो है ना 😃 https://t.co/Xmmsh5dFIe
— Meenu Jain (@meeejaay) November 14, 2024
Thats it?
Just one sentence?
For all others, you wrote essays and for Nehru just one sentence!
Blasphemy Modi Ji.😂 https://t.co/xbgtROsPcb
— EastCoast (@EastCoastIndia) November 14, 2024
https://t.co/JPlo9mEbn9 pic.twitter.com/NYhxMXhD0z
— Panda 🐼🐼 (@pax__in__bello) November 14, 2024
#प्रथमसेवक https://t.co/ok2vQkYSgG
— डा०नीरज कुमार (@premolarcanine) November 14, 2024
dil pe patthar rakh kar muh pe makeup kar liya https://t.co/7P7cplwERS
— Vaibhav Ji Srivastava (@vaibhavjisri) November 14, 2024
Naa Nehru koi Maha purush tha
Naa aap hoKaam karlo tooter baaji ki jagah https://t.co/DQ0TwxdtRw
— Oxygen 💨 (@WhateverVishal) November 14, 2024
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