New Delhi, March 15 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, requesting to confer the Bharat Ratna on Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram posthumously.

Gandhi's letter came as the nation commemorated Kanshi Ram's birth anniversary on Sunday, March 15.

In the letter, Rahul Gandhi asserted that Kanshi Ram transformed the nature of Indian politics and through his movements, raised political awareness among Bahujans and the poor.

"As we commemorate the birth anniversary of Kanshi Ramji today and reflect on his legacy and contributions, I write with a request that he be awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously," the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha said in the letter.

"Kanshi ...