Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Charan Singh on his birth anniversary. Kharge also paid tributes to former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao on his death anniversary.

Modi said Charan Singh was dedicated to farmers’ welfare all his life.

A socialist who enjoyed strong support among farmers, Singh was one of the leading politicians of his era. He was India’s prime minister between July 1979 and January 1980. He was born in 1902 in Uttar Pradesh and died in 1987.

Paying tributes to Rao, the Congress chief in a post on X said, “Our tribute to former prime minister PV Narasimha Rao. Under his government, India embarked on a transformative journey with a series of economic reforms that played a pivotal role in shaping the middle class for generations to come.”

“He also made significant contributions to India’s nuclear programme and a number of foreign policy achievements marked his tenure, including the ‘Look East’ policy,” Kharge said. “His tremendous role in the prosperity and development of our nation shall always be cherished,” he said.

In another post, he hailed Singh and said, “Humble tributes to the farmer’s struggle partner and former prime minister, respected Chaudhary Charan Singh ji on his 121st birth anniversary”.

“Farmers are India. Regards to all the annadatas (food providers) of the country. Hearty greetings to all farmer sisters, brothers and farm labourers on Farmer’s Day,” he said.

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, and several political leaders on Saturday paid homage to former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao on his 19th death anniversary, PTI reported from Hyderabad.

Soundararajan, Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, Reddy, state ministers and family members of Rao, among others visited ‘P V Gyan Bhoomi’, the former Prime Minister’s samadhi, at the Hussain Sagar lake here, and paid floral tributes.