Lok Sabha Speaker Pays Heartfelt Tributes to C. Rajagopalachari

New Delhi, 10 December 2025: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to Bharat Ratna C. Rajagopalachari in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on his birth anniversary, today.

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge; Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Harivansh; Members of Parliament; former Members of Parliament; and Secretary-General of Lok Sabha, Utpal Kumar Singh, also paid floral tributes on the occasion.
The Speaker had also shared a tribute on X earlier, remembering Rajagopalachari’s service and enduring contribution to the nation.

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C. Rajagopalachari—endearingly called ‘Rajaji’—was born on 10 December 1878 in the erstwhile Madras Province. In 1947, after the term of the first Governor-General of Independent India Lord Mountbatten ended, Shri Rajagopalachari was chosen to assume the post.

In recognition of his exemplary service to the nation, Rajagopalachari was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1954, becoming the first recipient of India’s highest civilian honour.

A booklet containing the profile of C. Rajagopalachari, brought out in Hindi and English by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, was also presented to those who attended the function.

The portrait of C. Rajagopalachari was unveiled by the then President of India, Shri N. Sanjiva Reddy, in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan (then Parliament House) on 21 August 1978.