Thread by @srinivasan19041

#Lal_Bahadur_Shastri

#Shastri ji: The man who took a charkha as dowry

#Shastri ji: The man who after loosing his father at the age of 2, walked miles barefoot to school and college.

#Shastri ji: The man who used to tie his books on his head and swim across the river twice to reach school.

#Shastri ji: The man who resigned as Railway Minister, when many people lost their lives in a rail accident, as he held himself responsible

#Shastri ji: The man who walked home everyday, so that he could save the hutments of poor people , which were coming in the way of road widening work.

#Shastri ji: The man who first stood up to Pakistan and came up with Jai Jawan Jai Kisan term.

#Shastri ji: The man, who, when he had to fill his son’s college admission form, wrote his occupation as Government servant, when he was the prime minister of India.

#Shastri ji: The man who used to fast every Monday, for the safety of our Armed Forces.

#Shastri ji: The man , when he was our Prime Minister, after using his government car,paid for the petrol.

#Shastri j : After his death , there was nothing on his name. No property, land, house. There was only a loan taken for Fiat car, which the bank collected from his wife.

Amidst Gandhi Jayanti celebrations, this selfless Karmayogi and his huge contribution towards our nation always gets neglected.

He gets overshadowed by Gandhi Nehru.

He did so much in so little time.

Let’s give this #noble_soul his dues.

Pranam to this great humble man, our beloved Shastri ji