New Delhi: The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) was officially renamed as the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society and it came into effect from August 14. The formalization of new name for the complex sparked fresh protests from the Congress, which accused the ruling dispensation of ‘deliberate & targeted destruction of Nehruvian legacy’.
The information was shared by Vice-chairman of Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library’s executive council and he also posted it on ‘X’.
“Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) is now Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) Society w.e.f August 14, 2023- in tune with the democratisation and diversification of the remit of the society,” his post read.
Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) is now Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) Society w.e.f August 14, 2023- in tune with the democratisation and diversification of the remit of the society. Happy Independence Day ! @narendramodi, @rajnathsingh @MinOfCultureGoI pic.twitter.com/V7vJ4OVEIN
— A. Surya Prakash (@mediasurya) August 15, 2023
The move to rename Nehru memorial drew fresh & loud protests from the Congress. It claimed that Modi govt had single-point agenda of ‘distorting, defaming & destroying’ the Nehruvian legacy.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh lashed out at the government and said that it was a blatant move to discredit & dishonor nation’s first & longest serving Prime Minister.
“He (Modi) has erased N and put P instead. That P is really for pettiness and peeve,” the Congress leader said.
“Despite ‘relentless assault’, Jawaharlal Nehru’s legacy will live on for the world to see and he will continue to inspire generations to come,” he further said.
आज से एक प्रतिष्ठित संस्थान को नया नाम मिल गया है। विश्व प्रसिद्ध नेहरू मेमोरियल म्यूजियम एंड लाइब्रेरी (NMML) अब प्रधान मंत्री मेमोरियल म्यूजियम एंड लाइब्रेरी (PMML) बन गया है।
प्रधानमंत्री मोदी भय, हीन भावना और असुरक्षा से भरे नज़र आते हैं, विशेष रूप से तब, जब बात हमारे पहले… https://t.co/UEEwCWaIqE
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) August 16, 2023
The decision to rename the Nehru memorial museum and library was first initiated in mid-June, during a special meeting of NMML society. The meeting was chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, vice president of the Society.
It was then decided to effect a change in the name on August 14, reports said.
Then also, Congress lashed out at the Centre over name change of the iconic complex. The Teen Murti Bhavan was the official residence of India’s first PM Jawahar Lal Nehru.
