Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written an op-ed on Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee's 125th birth anniversary on Monday. Stating that "Dr Mookerjee put India first", PM Modi wrote, "The revocation of Articles 370 and 35(A) in 2019 was the most fitting tribute to his martyrdom." PM added that Mookerjee's "life remains a timeless example of courage."