While addressing the memorial event held on the 101st birth anniversary of Karpoori Thakur in Samastipur, Bihar, the ...

Karpoori Thakur, born in 1924 at Pitaunjhia (now Karpoori Gram) in the Darbhanga district of Bihar, was a freedom fighter and former CM of Bihar. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2024.

Laloo Yadav and Karpoori Thakur were twice elected chief minister. However, President's rule was imposed in Bihar for about a week in between Yadav's consecutive terms.

Karpoori Thakur is remembered as a promoter of social justice and a tireless advocate for the rights of the oppressed and marginalized sections of society. His emphasis on grassroots empowerment ...