Paying homage to India's 9th Prime Minister - P V Narasimha Rao, on his 101st birth anniversary

P V Narasimha Rao

P V Narasimha Rao, the 9th Prime Minister of India, was born on June 28 in 1921, and came to be known as the architect of modern India as he successfully helped the economy recover by introducing bold reforms during his five-year tenure.

Today, we remember and pay homage to the man, during whose tenure the government undertook a major economic transformation and handled several home security incidents in India.

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The economic transformation Rao was embarking on began with the appointment of Manmohan Singh as his Finance Minister. Manmohan Singh implemented International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies with Rao's support to prevent India from economic collapse as part of the Indian globalization reforms.

Rao's term as Prime Minister was an eventful one in India's history. Apart from marking a paradigm shift from Jawaharlal Nehru's industrialising, mixed economic model to a market-driven one, in his time as the PM, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a major right-wing party, emerged as an alternative to the Indian National Congress, which governed India for most of its history after independence.

On his 101st birth anniversary, major leaders of the Indian government and industrialists paid their respects to the former Prime Minister.

On his birth anniversary, I salute the man who, in 1991, had the courage to undertake bold reforms that forever changed the course of India’s economy.. #PVNarasimhaRao pic.twitter.com/2UmGveUfNl

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) June 28, 2022

My humble tributes to former Prime Minister, Shri PV Narasimha Rao on his birth anniversary. A visionary statesman and a towering intellectual, he ushered in major economic reforms . Shri Rao was a multifaceted personality—a polyglot, scholar and writer of repute. #PVNarasimhaRao pic.twitter.com/r45cyinrTT

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— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) June 28, 2022

Chief Minister Sri K. Chandrashekar Rao paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister of India Sri #PVNarasimhaRao on his birth anniversary. pic.twitter.com/PYeoWZFa7V

— Telangana CMO (@TelanganaCMO) June 28, 2022

Remembering the linguistic genius, legend of Indian Politics, Telugu Pride and the first Telugu Prime minister, Pioneer of Economic revolution in our Country Late Sri P.V. Narasimharao garu on his Birth Anniversary #PVNarasimhaRao pic.twitter.com/UMmK6fBe8h

— KONA VENKAT (@konavenkat99) June 28, 2022

Remembering former Prime Minister #PVNarasimhaRao on his birth anniversary. His liberalisation - globalisation programme unleashed economic & social forces that changed India beyond recognition. The economic paradigm that he introduced then remains unchallenged even today. pic.twitter.com/wmxxb0bU52

— Dayanand Kamble (@dayakamPR) June 28, 2022