On January 24, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Shri Karpoori Thakur, former Chief Minister of Bihar and Bharat Ratna awardee, on his birth anniversary. The Prime Minister noted that the upliftment of the oppressed, deprived, and weaker sections of society was central to Karpoori Thakur's politics and that Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur would be remembered for his simplicity and dedication to public service. The Prime Minister's X post stated, "बिहार के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री भारत रत्न जननायक कर्पूरी ठाकुर जी को उनकी जयंती पर सादर नमन। समाज के शोषित, वंचित और कमजोर वर्गों का उत्थान हमेशा उनकी राजनीति के केंद्र में रहा। अपनी सादगी और जनसेवा के प्रति समर्पण भाव को लेकर वे सदैव स्मरणीय एवं अनुकरणीय रहेंगे।” translated in English as, "A humble tribute to Bharat Ratna Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur Ji, former Chief Minister of Bihar, on his birth anniversary. The upliftment of the exploited, deprived and weaker sections of the society has always been at the center of his politics. He will always be remembered and emulated for his simplicity and dedication to public service." The post can be found at pic.twitter.com/ACf7ZCRURS. The release ID is 2218000 and the visitor panel number is 436. The release is available in Assamese, Urdu, Marathi, Hindi, Bengali, Manipuri, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
Key Entities Referenced
Bharat Ratna: A national civilian award posthumously awarded to Shri Karpoori Thakur.
Shri Karpoori Thakur: Former Chief Minister of Bihar, honored on his birth anniversary.
Narendra Modi: The Prime Minister who paid tributes.
Bihar: The state where Karpoori Thakur served as Chief Minister.
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Prime Minister pays tributes to Bharat Ratna,
Shri Karpoori Thakur on his birth anniversary
प्रव तथ: 24 JAN 2026 8:53AM by PIB Delhi
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, paid tributes to former Chief Minister of Bihar and Bharat Ratna
awardee, Shri Karpoori Thakur on his birth anniversary.
The Prime Minister said that the upliftment of the oppressed, deprived and weaker sections of society was
always at the core of Karpoori Thakur’s politics. He noted that Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur will always be
remembered and emulated for his simplicity and lifelong dedication to public service.
The Prime Minister said in X post;
“बहार के पूव मुख्यमंी भारत रत्न जननायक कपूरी ठाकुर जी को उनक जयंती पर सादर नमन। समाज के शोषत, वंचत और
कमजोर वग का उान हमेशा उनक राजनीत के कद्र म रहा। अपनी सादगी और जनसेवा के प्रत समपण भाव को लेकर वे सदैव
स्मरणीय एव ंअनुकरणीय रहग े।”
बहार के पूव मुख्यमंी भारत रत्न जननायक कपूरी ठाकु र जी को उनक जयंती पर सादर नमन। समाज
के शोषत, वंचत और कमजोर वग का उान हमेशा उनक राजनीत के क द्र म रहा। अपनी सादगी और
जनसेवा के प्रत समपण भाव को लेकर व े सदव स्मरणीय एवं अनुकरणीय रहग े। pic.twitter.com/ACf
7ZCRURS
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 24, 2026
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