Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tributes to founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh and former Parliamentarian Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary today. Mr Modi said in a tweet that Dr Mookerjee's contribution to India and his scholarly nature can never be forgotten.<br/><br/>Senior BJP leaders LK Advani, M Venkaiah Naidu, Arun Jaitley, Radha Mohan Singh, Ananth Kumar and SS Ahluwalia paid floral tributes at Dr Mookerjee's portrait in the Central hall of Parliament.<br/><br/>Apart from being a political activist, Dr Mookerjee was also a barrister and academician. He also served as Minister for Industry and Supply in the first Cabinet post – Independence. He founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1951 which was renamed as the Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP in 1980.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tributes to founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh and former Parliamentarian Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary today. Mr Modi said in a tweet that Dr Mookerjee's contribution to India and his scholarly nature can never be forgotten.<br/><br/>Apart from being a political activist, Dr Mookerjee was also a barrister and academician. He also served as Minister for Industry and Supply in the first Cabinet post Independence. He founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1951 which was re-formed as the Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP in 1980.