Overview
- Posting on X, the prime minister called Rajaji one of the sharpest minds of the 20th century who believed in creating value and upholding human dignity.
- He shared a young portrait of Rajaji, the notification of his Cabinet appointment, a 1920s volunteers group photo, and a 1922 Young India edition edited by Rajaji during Gandhi’s imprisonment.
- Reports recapped Rajaji’s roles as India’s last Governor-General and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi.
- Coverage noted his later distinctions as a prolific writer, a founder of the Swatantra Party, and a Bharat Ratna awardee in 1954.
- Background highlighted his participation in agitations against the Rowlatt Act, the Non-Cooperation movement, and the Civil Disobedience movement, as well as his early leadership posts including Governor of West Bengal.