On Saturday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to BJP ideologue Deendayal Upadhyay on his 105th birth anniversary, saying he dedicated his life to nation-building.
In a tweet, Modi described Upadhyay as the person who advocates a theory, proposal or course of action of “integral humanism”, and said his ideas will always inspire the people of the country.
एकात्म मानव दर्शन के प्रणेता पंडित दीनदयाल उपाध्याय जी को उनकी जयंती पर शत-शत नमन। उन्होंने राष्ट्र निर्माण में अपना जीवन समर्पित कर दिया। उनके विचार देशवासियों को सदैव प्रेरित करते रहेंगे।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 25, 2021
Born in Mathura, Upadhyay was an RSS pracharak who joined Syama Prasad Mookerjee in building the Jana Sangh, the progenitor to the BJP.
His ideas of “integral humanism” and “antyodaya” (empowerment of the most deprived) have been at the centre of the BJP’s ideology.
