Jawaharlal Nehru’s 125th birth anniversary today

NEW DELHI: President of India Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari including top leaders of the Congress Party today tribute the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 125th birth anniversary but no one from the NDA government was present at the event. Congress President Sonia Gandhi, party Vice President Rahul Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sheila Dikshit and Shakeel Ahmed were present among the Congress leaders who also tribute to Nehru at his memorial Shanti Van near the banks of Yamuna in Delhi. At the end of the ceremony, the dignitaries released tricolour balloons in the air. Though Union Ministers attended a number of functions to commemorate Nehru ' s birth anniversary, no government representative was present at the event in Shanti Van, in a break from convention. The Congress has been accusing PM Modi of appropriating the legacy of freedom movement leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel. Jawaharlal Nehru was born on November 14, 1889, in Allahabad of Uttar Pradesh. His father’s name was Motilal Nehru and mother was Swaroop Rani . His birthday is celebrated as Children ' s Day in India as he was fond of kids.