A Syama Prasad Mookerjee Aide Whose Feet PM Touched During Suvendu’s Swearing-in: Who Is Makhanlal Sarkar
Modi touched the feet of 97-year-old Makhanlal Sarkar and offered him a shawl as the BJP marked its first West Bengal government.
- On Saturday, Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the first BJP Chief Minister of West Bengal at Kolkata's Brigade Parada Grounds, ending 15 years of Trinamool Congress dominance under Mamata Banerjee.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitated veteran BJP worker Makhanlal Sarkar ahead of the ceremony, touching his feet and offering him a shawl to recognize the party's old guard.
- Sarkar, 97, served as an aide to Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee and was arrested in 1952 while accompanying him during a movement to integrate Kashmir with India.
- Five other MLAs took oath as ministers in the Adhikari Cabinet, while Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Ministers from BJP-ruled states attended the ceremony.
- Sarkar played a key organizational role expanding the party's presence from the 1980s onward, helping enroll around 10,000 members in West Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri, and Darjeeling while serving seven terms as district chief.
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PM Modi hugs, touches feet of 98-year-old BJP veteran in Bengal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hugged and honoured 98-year-old Makhanlal Sarkar, one of the earliest and senior most members of the BJP. The scene unfolded on the stage ahead of Suvendu Adhikari's swearing-in as West Bengal's Chief Minister in Kolkata. PM Modi also touched Sarkar's feet and presented a shawl to him as a mark of respect. In 1952, Sarkar was arrested in Kashmir while he was accompanying Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee as the l…
Who is Makhanlal Sarkar? 98-year-old BJP worker whose feet PM Modi touched during West Bengal CM swearing-in
PM Modi touched the feet of veteran BJP worker Makhanlal Sarkar during the swearing in ceremony of Suvendu Adhikari. The 97-year-old Makhanlal Sarkar, a resident of Siliguri, was a close aide of Syama Prasad Mookerjee and had accompanied him during his final journey.
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