02 October, 1904: Lal
Bahadur Shastri’s Birthday
Press Release
No
greater calamity could have befallen this country at this time. In his brief
captainship of the nation, Lal Bahadurji had pulled this country out of a
terrible psychological morass and restored its self-respect and
self-confidence. His quiet courage, his wisdom, his humility gave his
leadership a quality that would be difficult to equal for many generations to
come. The Tashkent concord would remain not only an imperishable monument to
his dedication to peace and friendship among nations but also mark a turning
for the peoples of the sub-continent from the darkness of the past 18 years to
the light of the future. May those who have followed him not allow that light
to be dimmed any more.
NAWADAH (Sign)
JAYAPRAKASH
NARAYAN
11.1.66
Source: J.P. Narayan (III Instalment), MSS, NMML
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