Dr M S Swaminathan, a late Indian agricultural scientist, along with former Prime Ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.
Days after honouring EBC champion Karpoori Thakur and Hindutva hero L K Advani, it awards farmer leader Charan Singh, noted agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan, and ex-PM P V Narasimha Rao, who was left fighting for space in Cong legacy
During an interaction with the media, she also highlighted her father's lifelong dedication not just to agriculture, but to the welfare of farmers and the most vulnerable segments of society.
Few stand as tall as Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao in Independent India, polyglot, scholar, author, freedom fighter and former Prime Minister. Named Bharat Ratna on Wednesday, he aptly.