Lal Bahadur Shashtri: Even when he was the Prime Minister, he took loan of Rs 5,000 to buy a car
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: October 2, 2021 12:05 PM2021-10-02T12:05:53+5:302021-10-02T12:05:53+5:30
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A few days ago, a photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi working in a aircraft went viral. On his way to the US, Modi was seen doing paperwork without wasting time on a flight.
After Modi's photo went viral, the photo of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri also went viral. He was flying with his wife.
Shastri was seen reading this paper during the flight, at that time there was a good discussion about his simplicity. Lal Bahadur Shastri's V Jayanti is being celebrated today.
Many stories of Lal Bahadur Shastri's simplicity and honesty are always told. Today we are going to reminisce about some of them.
Lal Bahadur Shastri, who chanted the slogan 'Jai Jawan-Jai Kisan', had his feet on the ground even when he was the Prime Minister.
Once on a summer day, a cooler was installed in Shastri's house by the government. However, he sent it back because he would get into unwanted habits.
He never discarded their old clothes.He used to make handkerchiefs from old clothes.
During 1965, the country faced a severe drought. At that time, Shastri had appealed to the citizens of the country to fast. What is special is that Shastri first made his family fast.
In 1956, 142 people were killed in a train accident in Tamil Nadu. Shastri had accepted the moral responsibility for the accident and resigned as Railway Minister himself.
Shastriji's son once used a government vehicle, he had paid money in kilometers.
Shastri had bought a four-wheeler with a loan of Rs 5,000 from PNB Bank. The Fiat car was priced at Rs 12,000 at the time.
Shastriji could not repay the loan when he was alive. After his death, the PNB had approached his wife to repay the loan, his son Anil Shastri said in an interview.
