On February 17, 2026, Vice President of India, Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan, paid floral tributes to Bharat Ratna Karpoori Thakur on his death anniversary at Uparashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The Vice-President acknowledged Karpoori Thakur as a ‘Jan Nayak’ who dedicated his life to social justice, empowerment of the underprivileged, and public service. The VP's Twitter handle is @VPIndia. The release ID is 2228978, and the visitor counter shows 701. This release is available in Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam. A tweet regarding the same can be found at pic.twitter.com/3jUpVp1GYG. Another tweet with related information is available at pic.twitter.com/weOKAW8cw9.
Key Entities Referenced
Bharat Ratna Karpoori Thakur: The individual being paid tribute to in the press release.
Vice President of India: The office/individual whose secretariat issued the press release and who paid tributes.
Uparashtrapati Bhavan: Location where the tribute was paid, and the official residence of the Vice President of India.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President pays tributes to Bharat Ratna
Karpoori Thakur on his death anniversary
Posted On: 17 FEB 2026 11:01AM by PIB Delhi
The Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, paid floral tributes to Bharat Ratna Karpoori
Thakur on his death anniversary at Uparashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi today.
Vice President Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan paid floral tributes to Bharat Ratna
Karpoori Thakur on his death anniversary at Uprashtrapati Bhavan today. pic.twitt
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— Vice-President of India (@VPIndia) February 17, 2026
In a social media post, the Vice-President described Shri Karpoori Thakur as a true ‘Jan Nayak’ who
dedicated his entire life to social justice, the empowerment of the underprivileged, and public service.
He added that his simplicity, integrity, and unwavering commitment to the upliftment of the marginalized
continue to inspire the nation and strengthen our democratic values.
भारत रत्न कपूरी ठाकु र जी क पुण्यतथ पर उ सादर नमन एव ं वनम्र श्रद्धांजल |
एक से जननायक के रूप म उने अपना संपूण जीवन सामाजक ाय, वंचत के सशकरण तथा
लोकसेवा को समपत कया।
सादगी, ईमानदारी और वंचत वग के उान के प्रत उनक अटट प्रतबद्धता… pic.twitter.com/we
OKAW8cw9
— Vice-President of India (@VPIndia) February 17, 2026
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