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Advani to receive Bharat Ratna honour, says PM
February 04, 2024
|Hindustan Times
Lal Krishna Advani will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday, adding that the award was being bestowed on the Bharatiya Janata Party veteran for his "monumental" contribution to India's development.
Advani, 96, accepted the honour with "utmost humility and gratitude" and said in a statement that it was not only an honour for him as a person but also for the ideals and principles that he strove to serve throughout his life.
"Ever since I joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh as its volunteer at the age of 14, I have sought reward in only one thing - in dedicated and selfless service of my beloved country in whatever task life assigned to me. What has inspired my life is the motto: "This life is not mine.
My life is for my Nation...," the statement read.
Modi, who earlier announced the Bharat Ratna for socialist stalwart and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur, said that he spoke to Advani about the award. "I also spoke to him and congratulated him on being conferred this honour. One of the most respected statesmen of our times, his contribution to the continued on development of India is monumental,” the PrimeMinister said in a post onX (formerlyTwitter). Modi also referred to
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