IMPHAL, May 27: The 51st Death Anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India was observed by Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) at Congress Bhavan today.
Dignitaries including Chief Minister O Ibobi, Deputy CM, Ministers and several Congress workers paid floral tributes at the statue of Pandit Nehru erected inside the complex of Congress Bhavan as a mark of respect.
Later at the chamber of MPCC, Gaikhangam said that the death anniversary of Pandit Jawaharla Nehru is being observed not only across India but also outside the country.
He asserted Pandit Nehru did not become the first Prime Minister of India accidentally but was made taking into account of his undeniable sacrifices and contribution in the freedom movement of India since his childhood.
He was jailed many a times with Mahatma Gandhi during the freedom movement of India, Gaikhangam recalled.
Conceding that Pandit Nehru was a prominent figure, whose influential role, vision and intellectual had brought India to a developing country, he further acknowledged that Pandit Nehru is regarded as architect of Modern India.
Pandit Nehru was instrumental in spreading the message of peace and love amongst the people of different communities at the time when the country was reeling under chaos due to British colonial rule. People should honour and follow his footsteps and thoughts to maintain peace and tranquillity, he added.
He stated that people of the country should the path adopted by the late leader with the belief that though land is separated by boundaries and borders but love has no boundaries.