Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid tribute to Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee, the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, on his 125th birth anniversary through a post on the social media platform X. In the post, Shah described Mukherjee as a fierce champion of the nation's unity, integrity and cultural nationalism, saying he was remembering and bowing to him on this important occasion.
What Amit Shah Wrote In The Post
Shah wrote that Dr. Mukherjee had made the ideal of putting the nation first the mission of his entire life. He further noted that Mukherjee played a significant role at the time of the partition of Bengal. The post was written specifically to offer tribute to Mukherjee on his birth anniversary, and in it Shah underlined Mukherjee's contribution as the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
Who Was Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee
Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee is known as the leader who founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which later became the ideological foundation of today's Bharatiya Janata Party. Throughout his political life, he placed the nation's unity and integrity above everything else. It was Mukherjee who gave the slogan that one country cannot function with two constitutions, two heads and two flags, a line that became central to his thinking on Jammu and Kashmir. That very idea later became the basis for the demand for the full integration of Jammu and Kashmir into the country.
Remembered On Two Occasions Every Year
Dr. Mukherjee is remembered on two separate occasions every year, once on his birth anniversary and again on June 23, observed as his Balidan Diwas or martyrdom day. According to news reports, several chief ministers including that of Uttar Pradesh, along with union ministers and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, paid tribute to Mukherjee on his Balidan Diwas in recent days. Cities such as Mirzapur, Deoria, Ghazipur and Noida also held programmes tied to his birth anniversary and martyrdom day, where leaders described Mukherjee's ideas as an invaluable legacy for nation building. In Chhattisgarh, on the initiative of Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao, a decision has been taken to install statues of Dr. Mukherjee in all urban local bodies located at divisional and district headquarters.
What PM Modi Said About His Contribution
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also remembered Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee, saying that his contribution to nation building will always be remembered. Several senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have said on different occasions that Mukherjee's ideas remain an invaluable legacy that continues to shape the direction of nation building and will keep inspiring future generations.
Public Reaction
A large number of people reacted to Amit Shah's post on social media and paid their own tributes to Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee. Most users praised his vision of an undivided India and one constitution, while some expressed hope that Mukherjee's dream would be fully realised and called on the government to take further steps in that direction.
