New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday paid tributes to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary, describing him as an eminent statesman and a passionate nationalist.

Mookerjee was born on July 6, 1901, in Kolkata.

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He was an eminent statesman, visionary thinker, renowned educationist and a passionate nationalist, Naidu said.

"Every Indian should draw inspiration from his invaluable contribution towards national integration & development. My humble tributes on his birth anniversary," the Vice President Secretariat tweeted, quoting Naidu.

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