Lal Bahadur Shastri birth anniversary: Political leaders commemorate ex-PM who coined slogan of 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan'

Shastri was born in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on 2 October, 1904 and passed away on 11 January, 1966 after suffering a massive heart attack in Russia’s Tashkent, where he signed a peace agreement between India and Pakistan post the 1965 war. The Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu remembered the former Prime Minister, writing, “My humble tributes to former Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji on his death anniversary today. #LalBahadurShastri.” My humble tributes to former Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji on his death anniversary today. शुचिता, सादगी व सरलता की प्रतिमूर्ति, श्वेत क्रांति व हरित क्रांति के प्रणेता, जय जवान-जय किसान जैसे अमर मंत्र के उद्घोषक, पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री, भारत रत्न श्री लाल बहादुर शास्त्री जी को उनकी पुण्यतिथि पर कोटिशः नमन। राष्ट्रोत्थान हेतु आपके अविस्मरणीय प्रयास हमारे लिए प्रेरणा हैं। — Yogi Adityanath January 11, 2021 Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu remembered the former prime minister, writing, “Tribute to one of the greatest Prime Minister of India Shri #LalBahadurShastri Ji on his death anniversary. — Sadananda Gowda January 11, 2021 Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee remembered Shastri, writing, “Tribute to Lal Bahadur Shastri, former prime minister, on his death anniversary.