Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Tuesday being conferred with the Lokmanya Tilak National Award, in Maharashtra’s Pune. The award was constituted in 1983 to honour the legacy of Lokmanya Tilak and is presented every year on August 1, Tilak's death anniversary. Photo/PMIndia Website
Updated On: 2023-08-01 01:35 PM IST
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi after being conferred with the award said that Lokmanya Tilak changed the course of the freedom struggle of India and the British called him the father of Indian unrest.
PM Modi said that he was humbled to have been picked for this honor.
He tweeted: “I will be in Pune today, where I will accept the Lokmanya Tilak National Award. I am indeed humbled that I have been conferred this award, which is closely associated with the work of such a great personality in our history.”
The Prime Minister said he donated Rs one lakh received with Lokmanya Tilak National Award to Namami Gange project.
Earlier, the Prime Minister shared the stage with Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar at the Lokmanya Tilak National Award ceremony in Pune.
The Prime Minister was received by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the state governor in Pune.
