12 Days After Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha, L K Advani Gets Bharat Ratna

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (3 February) announced that veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani will be conferred Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of India.

This comes 12 days after Pran Pratishtha of Ramlalla at the Ayodhya Ram Mandir.

Advani had played the pivotal role in the Ram Mandir movement in 1990s that shaped the polity of the country in the following years.

He was the home minister and deputy prime minister of the country in the former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government.

"I am very happy to share that Shri LK Advani Ji will be conferred the Bharat Ratna. I also spoke to him and congratulated him on being conferred this honour," PM Modi said in a post on X.

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"One of the most respected statesmen of our times, his contribution to the development of India is monumental. His is a life that started from working at the grassroots to serving the nation as our Deputy Prime Minister. He distinguished himself as our Home Minister and I&B Minister as well. His Parliamentary interventions have always been exemplary, full of rich insights," he added.

PM Modi further said that Advani’s decades-long service in public life has been marked by an unwavering commitment to transparency and integrity, setting an exemplary standard in political ethics.

"He has made unparalleled efforts towards furthering national unity and cultural resurgence. The conferring of the Bharat Ratna on him is a very emotional moment for me. I will always consider it my privilege that I got countless opportunities to interact with him and learn from him," he added.

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