Agartala, Sep 25, 2022, TRIPURATIMES Desk

Agartala Sept 25: On the occasion of 107^th birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, Tripura Bharatiya Janata Party paid tribute to the great leader on Sunday morning at Agartala Krishnanagar BJP State party office.

Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, BJP State Pravari Mahesh Sharma, BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharjee, MoS Pratima Bhowmik along with other party office bearers laid wreaths on the portrait of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay.

Talking to the reporters on the occasion, Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha said, “Upadhyay was one of the ideological leaders and moral inspirations for the ruling party of India. His concepts worked as a backbone for the BJP, ever since its inception. To highlight the efforts Upadhyay put into the development of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, and subsequently BJP, September 25, that is the day the political leader was born, is celebrated as Antyodaya Diwas”.

Antyodaya is a concept developed by Upadhyay, which literally means, “the rise of the last person”.

The Chief Minister added, Antyodaya Diwas is celebrated across the country and the day is dedicated to reaching out to the less-privileged citizens of the country.