PM calls Lohia 'outstanding thinker', one of foremost voices of social justice

NEW DELHI: (Mar 23) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid rich tributes to socialist icon Ram Manohar Lohia on his birth anniversary and described him as a "multi-faceted personality" who played a pivotal role in mobilising people against colonial rule.

In a message, PM Modi said Lohia was an "outstanding thinker" and one of the foremost voices of social justice.

"Tributes to Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Ji on his birth anniversary. He was a multifaceted personality who played a pivotal role in mobilising people against colonial rule and subsequently contributing to the progress of India after 1947," he said.