While G-23 leaders congratulated senior leader Azad JaiRam Ramesh Taking a dig at the party veteran regarding the award.
Ghulam Nabi Azad is a prominent face of the Group of 23 Leaders (G-23) who wrote a letter to Sonia Gandhi demanding a visible and active leadership as well as comprehensive reforms in the Congress.
Congress leader Kapil SibalAnand Sharma and Shashi Tharoor, who are part of G-23, praised Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Former Union Minister Sibal congratulated Azad and also targeted the party leadership. “It is ironic that Congress does not need Azad’s services when the country recognizes his contribution to public life,” he said in a tweet.
Ghulam Nabi Azad congratulating him with the Padma Bhushan Bhaijaan Ironically the Congress doesn’t need his service… https://t.co/dG3ndXm8j9
— Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) 1643171393000
Anand Sharma called the award given to Azad “a well-deserved recognition for his lifelong rich contribution to public service and parliamentary democracy”.
Shashi Tharoor also congratulated Azad and said, “It is good to be recognized for one’s public service by the government of the other side as well.”
Hearty congratulations to Shri @ghulamnazad on his Padma Bhushan. It’s good to be recognized for one’s public service… https://t.co/AvsU8qvQzX
— Shashi Tharoor (@shashi tharoor) 1643123659000
However, not everyone in the Congress seemed happy.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took a veiled dig at Azad after CPM leader and former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee refused to accept Azad. Padma Awards,
Responding to a tweet on Bhattacharya’s refusal, Jairam Ramesh said: “Okay. He wants to become azad not a slave.”
right thing to do. He wants to be free, not a slave. https://t.co/iMWF00S9Ib
— jairam ramesh (@jairam_ramesh) 1643128880000
The Congress leader also tweeted the reaction of public servant PN Haksar when he was told that he was being offered Padma Vibhushan for leaving the PMO.
“The response is classic, and deserves to be emulated,” Jairam Ramesh said in his tweet.
In January 1973, the most powerful civil servant of our country was told that he was being offered the Padma Vibhushan… https://t.co/U67858jNwM
— jairam ramesh (@jairam_ramesh) 1643127256000
Meanwhile, Azad slammed a “mischievous propaganda” on Twitter, creating confusion that the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister had changed his bio on Twitter after being awarded the Padma Bhushan.
Azad tweeted, “Some mischievous propaganda is being done by some people to create confusion. Nothing has been removed or added from my Twitter profile. Profile as before.”
Some mischievous propaganda is being circulated by some people to create confusion. Nothing has been removed or added… https://t.co/PiqOWG5SCr
— Ghulam Nabi Azad (@ghulamnazad) 1643133512000
Azad was elected five times to the Rajya Sabha and twice to the Lok Sabha.
His Rajya Sabha term ended on February 16, 2021, and the Congress did not nominate him to the Upper House again.
Saying goodbye to him from Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said, “The person who replaces Ghulam Nabi ji (as the Leader of the Opposition) will find it difficult to match his work as he will not only need his own party but also the country and the country.” There was also concern about the country. The house.”
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