Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former vice president and Rajasthan chief minister Bhairon Singh Shekhawat on his birth centenary on Monday, saying India will always be grateful to him for his exemplary leadership and efforts towards its progress.
“Today is a very special day — it is the 100th birth anniversary of the respected statesman Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Ji. India will always be grateful to him for his exemplary leadership and efforts towards our nation’s progress,” Modi said on X.
Today is a very special day – it is the 100th birth anniversary of the respected statesman Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Ji. India will always be grateful to him for his exemplary leadership and efforts towards our nation’s progress. He was someone who was liked across the… pic.twitter.com/P4oofXYNbM
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 23, 2023
In 2001 I became the Chief Minister of Gujarat and a year later, Bhairon Singh Ji became the Vice President of India. I was fortunate to receive his constant support during those years. He had graced the 2005 Vibrant Gujarat Summit during which he praised the work we were doing… pic.twitter.com/52zdtghcxH
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 23, 2023
The prime minister also recalled the respect Shekhawat enjoyed across the political divide.
Former Congress Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister and PCC Chief Sachin Pilot to tweeted his tribute On X
भूतपूर्व उपराष्ट्रपति एवं राजस्थान के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री स्व. भैरोंसिंह शेखावत जी की जयंती पर उन्हें कोटि–कोटि नमन। pic.twitter.com/X4E2ZOJEe5
— Sachin Pilot (@SachinPilot) October 23, 2023