Lucknow, May 29 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh on his death anniversary, remembering him as a "messiah of farmers" who made significant contributions to agriculture and revenue reforms in the country.

Speaking on the occasion, CM Adityanath said," Today is the holy death anniversary of the great son of Mother India, the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and former Prime Minister of the country, the messiah of farmers, Bharat Ratna Chaudhary Charan Singh ji. On this occasion, while paying homage to the memories of Chaudhary Saheb, on behalf of the people of the state, I pay my humble tributes to him."

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