New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- Congress president and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday paid glowing tributes to Bharat Ratna Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on his birth anniversary, recalling his immense contribution to India's freedom struggle, nation-building and the development of modern education.
In a message posted on social media platform X, Kharge described Azad as a towering freedom fighter, visionary statesman, eminent scholar and the first Education Minister of independent India, whose ideals of secularism, national unity and inclusive education continue to hold relevance.
"On his birth anniversary, we pay our heartfelt tributes to Bharat Ratna Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, a towering freedom fighter, visi...