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- Recently, Veteran Gandhian leader Salem Nanjundaiah Subba Rao died in Jaipur after a prolonged illness.
About
- Early Life:
- Born in Bengaluru
- Entered politics at the age of 13 when he was arrested for joining protests on Quit India day in 1942.
- Subba Rao went on to join the Seva Dal.
- Mr Rao was associated with several leaders, including Jawaharlal Nehru and K. Kamaraj.
- Contributions:
- He was fondly known as Bhaiji.
- The Gandhian leader was credited with reforming 654 dacoits by setting up Mahatma Gandhi Seva Ashram in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district.
- Subba Rao was famous for his ‘Shramdaan’ (voluntary contribution of labour) activities and camps.
- He organised hundreds of youth camps in every state of India and in many countries across the world.
- He imbibed the “Congress values” of discipline and nonviolence.
- Later in life, Subba Rao made a sharp distinction between the Congress Party and Congress values, which he lamented had faded from public life.
- Slogans:
- “Jaati paati ke bandhan todo, Bharat jodo, Bharat Jodo” (Give up differences of caste and class, unite India, unite India).
- “Sab dharmon ko ho sammana, manav manav ek samaan” (May all religions be equally respected, may we respect and honour each other as humans.)
Source: IE
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