PM Modi pays tributes to Jyotirao Phule’s on his 194th birth anniversary

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tribute to Jyotirao Phule’s on his 194th birth anniversary and said that the latter’s dedication and commitment towards social reform will continue to inspire generations to come.

Calling Phule as a great philanthropist, thinker, philosopher, and writer, the Prime Minister said he remained committed to the cause of educating and empowering women throughout his life.

“I greet Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, a great philanthropist, thinker, philosopher, and writer on her birth anniversary. He remained committed to the education and empowerment of women throughout his life. Their allegiance to social reform will continue to inspire generations to come,” he tweeted in Hindi.

महान समाजसेवी, विचारक, दार्शनिक एवं लेखक महात्मा ज्योतिबा फुले की जयंती पर उन्हें कोटि-कोटि नमन। वे जीवनपर्यंत महिलाओं की शिक्षा और उनके सशक्तिकरण के लिए प्रतिबद्ध रहे। समाज सुधार के प्रति उनकी निष्ठा आने वाली पीढ़ियों को प्रेरित करती रहेगी।

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 11, 2021

Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar also paid tributes to Phule on his birth anniversary.

“A big tribute to the great thinker, philanthropist, author Jyotirao Govindrao Phule ji on his birth anniversary. He opened the country’s first women’s education school and made a remarkable contribution in ending caste-based divisions and discrimination in Indian society,” he tweeted.

महान समाजसेवी, विचारक, दार्शनिक एवं लेखक महात्मा ज्योतिबा फुले की जयंती पर उन्हें कोटि-कोटि नमन। वे जीवनपर्यंत महिलाओं की शिक्षा और उनके सशक्तिकरण के लिए प्रतिबद्ध रहे। समाज सुधार के प्रति उनकी निष्ठा आने वाली पीढ़ियों को प्रेरित करती रहेगी।

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 11, 2021

Jyotirao Govindrao Phule was an Indian social activist, thinker, anti-caste social reformer, and writer from Maharashtra. His work extended to many fields, including the eradication of untouchability and the caste system.