Baba, I am proud to be your child, says Hemant on turning 50
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"Greetings to Jharkhand CM Shri Hemant Soren Ji on his birthday. Praying for his long life and good health," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a post on X.
"Heartfelt birthday wishes to Jharkhand's Chief Minister, Hemant Soren ji. May you remain healthy and live long - I am with you with full affection in this difficult time. We will together carry forward Guru ji's ideology with strength," Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh, minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also greeted Soren on his birthday.
The CM spent the day meeting scores of people right from the VVIPs, VIPs and commoners who arrived at his ancestral house in Nemra. He also held elaborate meetings with the elders of the village to discuss and prepare for the shradkarm later this week.
Shibu, a towering tribal figure and statehood movement campaigner breathed his last at the age of 81.
He was cremated in Nemra on Aug 5.
Soren also penned a note for his father, saying that he greatly missed Shibu Soren's presence on this day.
"My life-giver, the roots to which my life is connected, is no longer with me. This is a very painful moment. Whose strong fingers held my feet in childhood, whose struggle and whose unconditional love for people taught me to live with sensitivity, taught me to turn every difficulty into an opportunity with ease, and whenever there was darkness on the path, became a lamp and showed me the way to move ahead; that Baba Dishom Guruji has become omnipresent by becoming a part of nature.
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Soren said that though his father is not with him in physical form, he believed that he is present in "every ray of sunlight, in the shade of every tree, in every blowing breeze, in the flow of every river, in every flame of fire".
He added, "He taught me to connect with my people, told me that leadership does not mean governance, but service. Today, when I take up the responsibility of my state, his words, the faith in his eyes, his face stained with hardwork and struggle, his strong-willed mind to end the suffering of the people, his resolve to bring the exploited, deprived and tribal identity into the mainstream, guide me in every decision.
Baba, I am proud to be your child, I am honoured to be a part of the brave warrior Dishom Guruji.
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Meanwhile, Ramgarh district administration is busy making preparations for the grand congregation expected to take place in Nemra during the Shradh. State road construction department secretary Sunil Kumar along with battery of his officials is learnt to have visited Nemra to work out modalities for laying road from Gola in Ramgarh to Nemra for ease of mobility.
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