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Congress hits out at govt over renaming of Nehru Memorial Museum; calls it 'Pettiness and Vengeance'
Congress has called it a "petty act" asserting that legacies don't get erased by renaming buildings. Must read further on Dynamite News:
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday slammed the Centre's decision to rename the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library as the Prime Ministers Museum and Society calling it a "petty act" and asserting that legacies don't get erased by renaming buildings.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh in a tweet said: "Pettiness and Vengeance, thy name is Modi. For over 59 years the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) has been a global intellectual landmark and treasure house of books and archives. It will henceforth be called Prime Ministers Museum and Society."
"What won't (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi do to distort, disparage and destroy the name and legacy of the architect of the Indian nation-state. A small, small man overburdened by his insecurities is the self-styled Vishwaguru," added Ramesh.
संकीर्णता और प्रतिशोध का दूसरा नाम मोदी है। 59 वर्षों से अधिक समय से नेहरू स्मारक संग्रहालय और पुस्तकालय एक वैश्विक बौद्धिक ऐतिहासिक स्थल और पुस्तकों एवं अभिलेखों का ख़ज़ाना घर रहा है। अब से इसे प्रधानमंत्री म्यूजियम और सोसायटी कहा जाएगा। पीएम मोदी भारतीय राष्ट्र-राज्य के…
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) June 16, 2023
Nearly a year after the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya was inaugurated on the premises of the Teen Murti Bhavan, the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society (NMML) has been renamed as Prime Ministers' Museum and Library Society. (with Agency inputs)