PM Modi announced Advani’s name for country’s highest civilian honour
Team News Riveting
New Delhi, February 3
Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani said on Saturday that the Bharat Ratna award was not only an honour for him as a person but also for the ideals and principles that he strove to serve throughout life to the best of his ability.
“With utmost humility and gratitude, I accept the Bharat Ratna that has been conferred on me today,” he said in a statement soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his name for the country’s highest civilian honour.
Now 96, Adani is the longest-serving President of the BJP. He joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at the age of 14 years. He said what has inspired his life is the motto: “This life is not mine. My life is for my nation.”
Today, he said, he gratefully remembers two persons with whom he had the honour of working closely – Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya and Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Expressing heartfelt gratitude to millions of BJP workers, RSS volunteers and others with whom he had worked in his public life, Advani thanked President Droupadi Murmu and PM Modi for the honour.
“I also express my deepest feelings for all members of my family, especially my dear departed wife Kamla. They have been the greatest source of strength and sustenance in my life,” he said.
He added, “May our great country progress to the pinnacle of greatness and glory.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Veteran leader Lal Krishna Advani will be conferred with Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of the nation. He has announced about this development through his X post. Shri Modi also spoke to L K Advani and congratulated him on being conferred this honour.
The Prime Minister posted on X: “I am very happy to share that Shri LK Advani Ji will be conferred the Bharat Ratna. 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 development of India is monumental. His is a life that started from working at the grassroots to serving the nation as our Deputy Prime Minister. He distinguished himself as our Home Minister and I&B Minister as well. His Parliamentary interventions have always been exemplary, full of rich insights.”
“Advani Ji’s decades-long service in public life has been marked by an unwavering commitment to transparency and integrity, setting an exemplary standard in political ethics. He has made unparalleled efforts towards furthering national unity and cultural resurgence. The conferring of the Bharat Ratna on him is a very emotional moment for me. I will always consider it my privilege that I got countless opportunities to interact with him and learn from him.”
