 "Rich tributes paid to Rajendra Prasad on his birth anniversary")
Rich tributes were paid to the country's first President Rajendra Prasad at a function in the Central Hall of Parliament House on his birth anniversary on Saturday.
Union Ministers Ananth Kumar, S S Ahluwalia and former Deputy Prime Minister and Chairperson, Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha L K Advani, besides Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad paid floral tributes at Prasad's portrait.
Some present and former Members of Parliament were also among those who paid tributes to the departed leader.
A booklet containing the profile of Rajendra Prasad, brought out in Hindi and English by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, was presented to the dignitaries at the function.
Prasad was born on December 3, 1884.
The portrait of Prasad was unveiled by the then President of India, S Radhakrishnan, in the Central Hall of Parliament House on May 5, 1964.
Union Ministers Ananth Kumar, S S Ahluwalia and former Deputy Prime Minister and Chairperson, Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha L K Advani, besides Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad paid floral tributes at Prasad's portrait.
Some present and former Members of Parliament were also among those who paid tributes to the departed leader.
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Prasad was born on December 3, 1884.
The portrait of Prasad was unveiled by the then President of India, S Radhakrishnan, in the Central Hall of Parliament House on May 5, 1964.
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