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Karpoori Thakur: Champion of the marginalised, Bihar's Jan Nayak

IndiaTimes Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Late former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur, pioneer of OBC politics, to be posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna on his birth centenary. Thakur was the first non-Congress socialist leader to serve as chief minister twice and introduced alcohol prohibition in Bihar. His tenure is best remembered for implementing quotas for 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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