PM Modi releases three books on life & journey of former VP Venkaiah Naidu

New Delhi; Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday released three books on the life and journey of former Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on the eve of his 75th birthday via video conferencing.

The books released by the Prime Minister include the biography of the former Vice President titled “Venkaiah Naidu – Life in Service” authored by S Nagesh Kumar, former Resident Editor of The Hindu, Hyderabad edition; “Celebrating Bharat – The Mission and Message of M Venkaiah Naidu as 13th Vice President of India”, a Photo chronicle compiled by Dr I.V. Subba Rao, Former Secretary to Vice-President of India; and Pictorial biography in Telugu titled “Mahaneta – Life and Journey of M. Venkaiah Naidu” authored by Sanjay Kishore.

PM Modi noted that M. Venkaiah Naidu will be completing 75 years on July 1 and said, “These 75 years have been extraordinary and it encompasses magnificent stopovers.”

The Prime Minister expressed confidence that these books will become a source of inspiration for the people while also illuminating the correct path to serving the nation.

He said he had the opportunity to work with the former Vice President for a long period.

“One can imagine the wealth of experience a person hailing from a small village may have gathered while holding such significant posts. Even I learned a lot from Venkaiah ji,” the Prime Minister said.

PM Modi said that the life of Venkaiah Naidu is a perfect glimpse of the amalgamation of ideas, vision and personality.

He also expressed happiness about the current state of BJP and Jana Sangh in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as compared to how it was decades ago without any strong foundation.

“Despite such lacunae, Naidu strived in his role as an ABVP Karyakarta with the ideology of ‘Nation First’ and had made up his mind to achieve something for the nation,” the Prime Minister said.

He also lauded Naidu for his fighting tooth and nail against the Emergency, which was imposed 50 years ago in the nation, despite being imprisoned for about 17 months.

PM Modi said that Naidu was one such braveheart who was tried and tested during the wrath of Emergency and that is the reason he considers Naidu as a true friend.