On October 11, 2025, the Prime Minister's Office released a statement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Nanaji Deshmukh on his birth anniversary. Modi described Deshmukh as a visionary social reformer, nation builder, and lifelong advocate of self-reliance and rural empowerment, noting his dedication, discipline and service to society. The Prime Minister highlighted Deshmukh's deep inspiration from Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan, with reverence for JP and his vision for youth development, service, and nation building reflected in a message shared during his time as the Mahamantri of the Janata Party. The Prime Minister shared the homage on Twitter via @narendramodi on October 11, 2025, including pic.twitter.com/uNbmTOHc2v and pic.twitter.com/a5gYTP6V6J. The release ID is 2177686.
Key Entities Referenced
Nanaji Deshmukh: Indian social reformer referenced for his birth anniversary and contributions to nation building.
Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan: Also known as JP, whose ideas deeply inspired Nanaji Deshmukh.
Narendra Modi: The Prime Minister of India, who paid homage to Nanaji Deshmukh.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister pays homage to Nanaji Deshmukh on
his birth anniversary
Prime Minister recalls Nanaji Deshmukh’s reverence
for Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan and his vision for
nation building
Posted On: 11 OCT 2025 9:58AM by PIB Delhi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, paid homage to Nanaji Deshmukh on his birth anniversary. The
Prime Minister described him as a visionary social reformer, nation builder and lifelong advocate of self-
reliance and rural empowerment. He said that Nanaji Deshmukh’s life was an embodiment of dedication,
discipline and service to society.
The Prime Minister also highlighted Nanaji Deshmukh’s deep inspiration from Loknayak Jayaprakash
Narayan. He noted that Nanaji’s reverence for JP and his vision for youth development, service and nation
building are reflected in a message he had shared during his tenure as the Mahamantri of the Janata Party.
In a series of X posts, the Prime Minister said;
“Paying homage to the great Nanaji Deshmukh on his birth anniversary. He was a visionary social reformer,
nation builder and lifelong advocate of self-reliance and rural empowerment. His life was an embodiment of
dedication, discipline and service to society.”
Paying homage to the great Nanaji Deshmukh on his birth anniversary. He was a visionary social
reformer, nation builder and lifelong advocate of self-reliance and rural empowerment. His life was
an embodiment of dedication, discipline and service to society. pic.twitter.com/uNbmTOHc2v
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 11, 2025
“Nanaji Deshmukh was deeply inspired by Loknayak JP. His reverence to JP and his vision for youth
development, service and nation building can be seen in this message he shared when he was the Mahamantri
of the Janata Party.”
Nanaji Deshmukh was deeply inspired by Loknayak JP. His reverence to JP and his vision for youth
development, service and nation building can be seen in this message he shared when he was the
Mahamantri of the Janata Party. pic.twitter.com/a5gYTP6V6J
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 11, 2025
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(Release ID: 2177686)