Kolkata, May 27 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday paid tributes to the country’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary and described him as the “visionary architect of modern India”.

Banerjee said his ideas will continue to inspire all who love democracy.

“My deepest respect to Late Jawaharlal Nehru, former Prime Minister of India, on his death anniversary,” Banerjee posted on X.

“A great statesman and humanist, Pandit Nehru was the visionary architect of modern India. His ideas will continue to inspire all who love democracy,” she added.

Nehru is India’s longest-serving prime minister, who was at the helm from the country’s Independence in August 1947 to his death in 1964. PTI SCH BDC