PM Modi, President Kovind pay tributes to former President Zakir Husain on birth anniversary
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday paid tributes to former Indian President late Zakir Husain on his birthday anniversary.
Modi tweeted: "India remembers Dr. Zakir Husain on his birth anniversary. His contribution towards India’s freedom movement was tremendous. He also distinguished himself as a scholar and educationist."
India remembers Dr. Zakir Husain on his birth anniversary. His contribution towards India’s freedom movement was tremendous. He also distinguished himself as a scholar and educationist.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 8, 2018
Kovind has paid floral tribute to Husain, who was the third Indian President.
Husain served as the President between 1967 and 1969 when late Indira Gandhi was the PM of the country.#PresidentKovind paid floral tributes to Dr Zakir Hussain, former President of India, on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan today pic.twitter.com/tFofUMqAig
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) February 8, 2018
He was also the second Vice President of the country between 1962 and 1967 and the Bihar Governor between 1957 and 1962.
In a tweet, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said: "Remembering former President Zakir Husain on his birth anniversary."
Remembering former President Zakir Husain on his birth anniversary
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) February 8, 2018
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