"I feel very emotional": Narasimha Rao's grandson thanks BJP government after Bharat Ratna announcement

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao would be conferred with the prestigious Bharat Ratna award BJP leader NV Subhash on Friday thanked the BJP Telangana for honouring the latter with the countrys highest honourNV Subhash Narasimha Raos grandson said that he feels emotional at this point because they have been expecting that the Bharat Ratna will be delayedBlaming the UPA government for making Narasimha Rao a scapegoat for the failures of the Congress party Subhash said PM Modi has conferred PV Narasimha Rao though he belongs to the Congress party Now I blame the UPA government especially the Gandhi family from 2004 to 2014 when the UPA government was in power in the centre leave alone Bharat Ratna or any awards the Gandhi family was very very instrumental in making Narasimha Rao a scapegoat for the failures of the Congress partyIts a matter of pride and an honour for us that at this point in time at this crucial juncture where Narendra Modi has become the national leader and as the leader of the whole world he has been constantly recognising whether it is Bharat Ratna Padma Vibhushan or including the Bharat Ratna it is I feel very very emotional at this point in time because we have been expecting that the Bharat Ratna would be delayed As a family member I also thank the BJP Telangana for their efforts and making this a grand success and the dream come true he addedBRS MLC and daughter of PV Narasimha Rao Surabhi Vani Devi also expressed her happiness and termed it great recognitionAppreciating the BJP for honouring Narasimha Rao with the countrys highest honour Surabhi said This is a very happy moment Great recognition I am so excited If you go through the days5 years from 1991 to 1996that was a very crucial time in Indian history but he has solved the problems It is surprising that Rao was not in BJP from the beginning he has worked with the Congress but BJP has recognised him with Bharat Ratna This is a great moment We must appreciateBRS MLC K Kavitha also expressed her happiness at PV Narasimha Rao being given the award PV Narasimha Rao Garu is the son of the soil of TelanganaWe have installed PV Narasimha Rao Garus statue in places like AustraliaToday it Bharat Ratna is being given we are very happyFormer Prime Minister PV Narsimha Rao Chaudhary Charan Singh and MS Swaminathan will be given the Bharat Ratna PM Modi announced on Friday Taking to X PM Modi said that as a distinguished scholar and statesman Narasimha Rao served India extensively in various capacitiesDelighted to share that our former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao Garu will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna As a distinguished scholar and statesman Narasimha Rao Garu served India extensively in various capacities He is equally remembered for the work he did as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Union Minister and as a Member of Parliament and Legislative Assembly for many years His visionary leadership was instrumental in making India economically advanced laying a solid foundation for the countrys prosperity and growth the PM saidNarasimha Rao Garus tenure as Prime Minister was marked by significant measures that opened India to global markets fostering a new era of economic development Furthermore his contributions to Indias foreign policy language and education sectors underscore his multifaceted legacy as a leader who not only steered India through critical transformations but also enriched its cultural and intellectual heritage he addedBorn on June 28 1921 in Karimnagar Telangana being an agriculturist and an advocate Narsimha Rao joined politics and held some important portfolios He was the Minister of Law and Information 196264 Law and Endowments 196467 Health and Medicine 1967 and Education 196871 Government of Andhra Pradesh He was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 197173 and General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee from 197576He is credited with bringing many economic reforms in the country particularly for dismantling the License Raj in the country It was during Raos term that he appointed Manmohan Singh as the Finance Minister who ushered in a series of economic reforms to lift the country from a worsening economic crisisRao was a sixtime MP and died at the age of 83 in 2004This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever