PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to social activists Nanaji Deshmukh, Jaiprakash Narayan

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to social activist and Bharatiya Jan Sangh leader Nanaji Deshmukh and social reformer Jaiprakash Narayan on their birth anniversary, saying their work continues to be a source of inspiration for the people.

"Tributes to Nanaji Deshmukh on his birth anniversary. His organisation skills and efforts to serve society are a source of inspiration for us," the Prime Minister said on his 98th birth anniversary.

He also said that Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan was a true nationalist who devoted his life to service and nation building.

"Tributes on his birth anniversary. JP's call for 'Sampoorna Kranti' galvanised the entire nation and played a historic role in preserving India's democratic fabric," the Prime Minister said in a message on Narayan's 112nd birth anniversary.