Karpoori Thakur 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. From Wikipedia
The award, announced on Thakur's 100th birth anniversary, has stirred up Bihar politics ahead of the Lok Sabha election.
