PM Narendra Modi
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the contribution of socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia on his birth anniversary, saying he was an icon of social justice who dedicated his life to empowering the underprivileged and building a strong India.
Born in 1910, Lohia enriched socialist politics with his ideas rooted in mass politics and was also instrumental in spearheading an alliance of opposition parties to a position to challenge the then-dominant Congress party.
He died in 1967 and has been an inspiration for a host of leaders and different political parties.
"Remembering Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia on his birth anniversary. A visionary leader, fierce freedom fighter and an icon of social justice, he dedicated his life to empowering the underprivileged and building a strong India," Modi said in a post on X.