Anerood jugnauth, Mauritian Politician

Prime Minister Narendra on Friday called up Mauritius counterpart Pravind Jugnauth to convey condolences on the demise of the country's former President Anerood Jugnauth.In a tweet, Prime Minister Modi apprised about his phone call with Pravind Jugnauth and said Anerood Jugnauth will be remembered as a principal architect of India's special friendship with Mauritius"I called @MauritiusPM Pravind Jugnauth to convey heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of Sir Anerood Jugnauth. He will be remembered as one of the tallest leaders of the Indian Ocean Region and a principal architect of India's special friendship with Mauritius," he tweeted.Anerood Jugnauth died on Thursday at the age of 91. He was the country's longest-serving Prime Minister with more than 18 years of tenure. He was considered the father of the Mauritian economic miracle of the 1980s.Jugnauth held the post of Prime Minister between 1982 and 1995, then again between 2000 and 2003, and later between 2014 and 2017, before passing the torch to his son, Pravind Jugnauth, who is the current Prime Minister of Mauritius.He also served as President of Mauritius from 2003-2012.Earlier in the day, President Ram Nath Kovind condoled the death of Anerood Jugnauth, calling him a 'visionary leader'.Taking to Twitter, President Kovind said that his landmark contributions to India- Mauritius relations will always be remembered. "Deeply saddened to know about the demise of Sir Anerood Jugnauth. A global statesman, a visionary leader, a Padma Vibhushan and an extraordinary friend of India, his landmark contributions to India- Mauritius relations will always be remembered. Om Shanti," he tweeted.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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New Delhi, Jan 20 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth jointly inaugurated ... ...

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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday led the House to pay tributes to former Mauritius President Anerood Jugnauth and first President of Zambia Kenneth David Buchizya Kaunda. Both the leaders had passed away last month. ...

International :One-day state mourning declared in India over demise of ex-Mauritius President Anerood Jugnauth

The Central government has declared one day's State Mourning on June 5 throughout India over the demise of former President and Prime Minister of Mauritius Sir Anerood Jugnauth. ...

International :PM Modi dials Mauritius counterpart to convey condolences on former president Anerood Jugnauth's demise

Prime Minister Narendra on Friday called up Mauritius counterpart Pravind Jugnauth to convey condolences on the demise of the country's former President Anerood Jugnauth. ...