Amit Shah attends birth anniversary of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah today attended the commemorative programme marking the 125th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, as the Chief Guest. A video message by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was screened during the programme. The event was attended by Chief Minister of West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, and several other distinguished dignitaries.

Addressing the gathering, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee made the supreme sacrifice for the integration of Kashmir with India. He said that Dr. Mukherjee had resigned from the country’s first Union Cabinet in protest against the Nehru-Liaquat Pact.

Shri Shah said that Dr. Mukherjee firmly believed that India’s policies should reflect the ethos and aspirations of the nation. Shri Amit Shah said that, 63 years after the demise of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the foundation stone of his grand 125-foot-tall statue has been laid in Kolkata on the occasion of his 125th Birth Anniversary.

He said that today, when the party founded by Dr. Mookerjee and guided by his ideology is in government in Bengal, his legacy is being accorded the honour it rightfully deserves in the state. Shri Shah said that the ceremony was not merely the groundbreaking for a statue of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, but also the foundation for the fulfillment of the resolve of Sonar Bangla. He said, alongside the grand statue of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Institute, dedicated to research on India’s security, will also be established.(UPDATED ON 6TH JULY 2026)