New Delhi, Dec 10 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid glowing tributes to C Rajagopalachari, describing the freedom fighter and statesman as one of the “sharpest minds of the 20th century”.

In a message posted on X, Modi said, “Freedom fighter, thinker, intellectual, statesman… these are some descriptions that come to the mind when one recalls Shri C. Rajagopalachari.”

Posting on his birth anniversary, the Prime Minister said Rajagopalachari “remains one of the sharpest minds of the 20th century, who believed in creating value and upholding human dignity.

“Our nation remembers his enduring contributions with gratitude.”

C Rajagopalachari, popularly known as Rajaji, was the last Governor-General of India and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi.

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