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Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
July 6, 1901 – June 24, 1953
Indian politician, barrister and academic (1901-1953)
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Syama Prasad Mookerjee was an Indian barrister, educationalist, politician, Hindutva activist, and a minister in the state and national governments, appointed by Nehru even after opposing Congress. Noted for his opposition to Quit India Movement within the independence movement in India, he later served as India's Minister for Industry and Supply in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet after breaking up with the Hindu Mahasabha. After falling out with Nehru, protesting against the Liaquat–Nehru Pact, Mukherjee resigned from Nehru's cabinet. With the help of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, he founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1951.
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- Birthday · July 6
- Anniversary · June 24
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