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The Prime Minister has paid tributes to Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee on his birth anniversary (6th July)

Few facts about Syama Prasad Mukherjee:

Birth: July 6, 1901 in Calcutta.
Political Career and Leadership Roles:
- 1929: Mukherjee became a member of the Bengal Legislative Council.
- 1938: He was the youngest Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta from 1934 to 1938
- 1944: He became president of Hindu Mahasabha in 1944.
- 1951: In 1951, Mukherjee founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
Books Written:
1. A Phase of the Indian Struggle
2. Pledge for an Integrated India
3. Sane Advice to Save India
4. Awake Hindusthan
Resignation from the Union Cabinet:
- He was the Minister for Industry and supply in independent India.
- He resigned from the Union cabinet due to differences over Liaquat-Nehru pact also known as the Delhi Pact, which was a bilateral agreement signed between India and Pakistan in order to provide a framework for the treatment of minorities in the two countries.

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