New Delhi, November 14: Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda on Monday described the country's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru as a true secular democrat and said his broad vision of India has greatly inspired him. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Anniversary: Congress To Distribute 600 Copies of ‘Discovery of India’ Among Participants of Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Born on November 14, 1889, Nehru remains India's longest-serving prime minister. He was prime minister between August 1947 and May 1964. He passed away in office on May 27, 1964. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Anniversary 2022: PM Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Deve Gowda and Others Pay Tributes to India's First Prime Minister.

"My humble tributes to the first PM of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, a true secular democrat, on his birth anniversary," the Janata Dal (Secular) supremo tweeted. "His broad vision of India greatly inspired me," he added.

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