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Ex-Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur to be awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously

DNA Tuesday, 23 January 2024
He was known for championing the cause of the backward classes.
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Karpoori Thakur, former Bihar Chief Minister, to be conferred Bharat Ratna posthumously | Oneindia 03:01

The late former Bihar Chief Minister, Karpoori Thakur, is set to be posthumously conferred with the Bharat Ratna, as announced by the President's office a day ahead of the socialist leader's birth anniversary. Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Karpoori Thakur as a 'beacon of social justice,'...

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