Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi led tributes on Mookerjee’s death anniversary, praising his courage in defending territorial integrity and his role in nation-building
• BJP president J.P. Nadda recalled Mookerjee’s opposition to Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and called for safeguarding democracy to honor his legacy
• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath hailed the 2019 repeal of Article 370 as the fulfilment of Mookerjee’s long-standing demand for ‘one nation, one constitution’
• Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar invoked Mookerjee’s 1952 slogan against dual governance at a university conference and framed the abrogation of Article 370 as a fitting tribute
• Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan described Mookerjee as a “living ideology” and Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva led party workers in paying homage at his statue