KCR bats for Bharat Ratna to ex-PM P V Narasimha Rao
June 28, 2014  16:31
Glowing tributes were paid to former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao today as the new Telangana government celebrated his 93rd birth anniversary as a state function for the first time.

Governor E S L Narasimhan, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Leader of Opposition K Jana Reddy, a host of ministers, MPs, MLAs, Jnanpeeth awardee C Narayana Reddy and leaders of various parties offered floral tributes to the "son of the soil" at PV Gnana Bhoomi today.

Speaking on the occasion, the governor described the late PM as a "perfect human being" and a man with great ideals. "A leader like P V Narasimha Rao is very rare on the Indian political map. He was a modern Chanakya, a multi-faceted personality and a man with his feet firmly on the ground. He was the father of economic reforms in the country," the governor said.
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