PM pays tributes to Bharat Ratna Karpuri Thakur ji on his birth anniversary

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• The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi todaypaid tributes to the former Chief Minister of Bihar, Bharat Ratna Karpuri Thakur ji on his birth anniversary.

About Karpoori Thakur :

• Karpoori Thakur (24 January 1924 – 17 February 1988) was an Indian politician who served two terms as the 11th Chief Minister of Bihar, first from December 1970 to June 1971, and then from June 1977 to April 1979.
• He was popularly known as Jan Nayak , On 26 January 2024, he was posthumously awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, by the Government of India. 
• This was announced by the President of India Draupadi Murmu on 23 January 2024.
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