Modi slams Cong 'insult' to Hazarika over Bharat Ratna
The New Indian Express Kannur
|September 15, 2025
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PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday slammed the Congress for "insulting" legendary singer-musician Bhupen Hazarika after he was bestowed the Bharat Ratna in 2019.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had questioned the central government for conferring Bharat Ratna on a "singer." Modi said CM Himanta Biswa Sarma showed him a video on Saturday night after they had attended a programme celebrating the birth centenary of Hazarika in Guwahati.
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