Nehru's contributions sought to be denied, denigrated, distorted by PM: Congress

The Congress connected Friday (November 14, 2025) alleged that Jawaharlal Nehru's immeasurable contributions to the making of modern India are sought to beryllium "denied, denigrated, distorted, and demonised" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and asserted that India's archetypal PM indispensable and volition past this "assault" connected his legacy.

The Opposition enactment said those who are hellbent connected erasing him from the country's 20th-century past are lone reflecting their ain heavy insecurities and complexes.

The Congress’s onslaught connected the PM Modi authorities came connected Nehru's 136th commencement anniversary. Nehru was calved connected this day successful 1889 successful Allahabad successful Uttar Pradesh. He was 1 of the starring faces of the country's state struggle. He breathed his past connected May 27, 1964.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and erstwhile enactment main Sonia Gandhi paid floral tributes to Nehru astatine his memorial astatine Shanti Van successful Delhi.

Mr. Kharge hailed Nehru's contributions and said his bequest stands arsenic a "timeless beacon, illuminating the thought of India and the values helium cherished — freedom, democracy, secularism and technological temper".

"His imaginativeness continues to animate our conscience and signifier our corporate actions. Paying tribute to India’s archetypal Prime Minister, a person who profoundly cherished truth, unity, and peace. Best wishes connected Children’s Day to the aboriginal of our nation," Mr. Kharge said connected X (formerly Twitter).

Congress person Rahul Gandhi said, “Nehru laid the instauration of law and antiauthoritarian values successful autarkic India done his visionary and fearless leadership, and provided the state with a caller direction.”

"His ideals and values proceed to beryllium a root of inspiration for america adjacent today. Respectful salutations to 'Hind ke Jawahar' connected his commencement anniversary," Mr. Gandhi said successful his station n Hindi connected X.

Congress wide caput successful complaint of communications, Jairam Ramesh, launched a scathing onslaught connected the authorities connected Nehru's commencement anniversary.

"Today is the 136th commencement day of the antheral who inactive resonates each implicit the satellite but whose immeasurable contributions to the making of modern India are sought to beryllium denied, denigrated, distorted, and demonised by the PM and his brigade," Mr. Ramesh said connected X.

"Nehru indispensable and volition past this battle connected his bequest and accomplishments. Those who are hellbent connected erasing him from our 20th period past are lone reflecting their ain heavy insecurities and complexes," helium said.

"When helium turned 60 connected November 14, 1949, a voluminous and highly erudite Abhinandan Granth with Introductions by Rajaji and Sardar Patel had been presented to him. It inactive makes for inspirational reading. The archetypal signifier of the ambitious integer archive of the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund http://nehruarchive.in is apt to spell unrecorded precise soon successful the adjacent fewer days. It volition beryllium a large beginning," Mr. Ramesh said.

The Congress, from its authoritative handle, said, "Heartfelt tributes to Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru connected his commencement anniversary! The visionary designer of modern India, his ideals of democracy, secularism & technological temper proceed to pb the federation towards improvement & technological progress. His bequest remains our guiding light."