‘Maker of modern India’: Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi pay tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi along with party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and K C Venugopal paid tribute to India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary at the Shanti Van in New Delhi. (Express photo by Anil Sharma)

Jawaharlal Nehru, who was born in 1889, served as prime minister of India for the longest, from August 1947 to May 1964. He passed away on May 27, 1964. (Express photo by Anil Sharma)

PM Modi also paid tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary. Modi tweeted, “On his birth anniversary, tributes to our former PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji. We also recall his contribution to our nation.” (Express photo by Anil Sharma)

Here, Congress president, Kharge, is seen at Shanti Van. Kharge also tweeted, “Pandit Nehru, the maker of modern India. 21st India cannot be imagined without his tremendous contribution.” “A champion of democracy, his progressive thoughts furthered India’s social, political and economic development, despite the challenges. My humble homage to a true patriot,” he said.(Express photo by Anil Sharma)

Meanwhile, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh tweeted, "(Mo)Distorians will continue to distort, defame and denigrate but Nehru continues to inspire and his relevance has only increased after 2014." (Express photo by Anil Sharma)

Sonia Gandhi on Monday offered floral tributes to Nehru at Shanti Van. (Express photo by Anil Sharma)

DPCC president Anil Chaudhary was also present along with other party leaders at Shanti Van. (Express photo by Anil Sharma)

The Congress party on its official Twitter handle wrote, "First PM of India, Pt. Nehru was a social democrat who coveted a welfare state... He was a humanist-secularist who sought national development on all fronts including agriculture and science." (Express photo by Anil Sharma)