<span style="color: #222222;">Family members of Karpoori Thakur today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and thanked him for the Bharat Ratna bestowed on the former Chief Minister of Bihar. In a social media post, Mr. Modi said he is very happy to meet the family members of Bharat Ratna Karpoori Thakur. He added that Karpoori Thakur has been the messiah of the backward and deprived sections of the society, whose life and ideals continues to inspire the countrymen.</span><br />