George Fernandes was 'hero' of movement against Emergency: Suresh Prabhu

Union minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday remembered the late George Fernandes as the "hero" of the Emergency-era movement against the Indira Gandhi dispensation.

Speaking at an event hosted by Institute of Social Sciences (ISS) here, Prabhu also credited Fernandes for Konkan Railway, saying "it would not have been possible without him."