Inder Kumar Gujral

Inder Kumar Gujral

12th Prime Minister of India
In office
21 April 1997 – 19 March 1998
President Shankar Dayal Sharma
K. R. Narayanan
Preceded by H. D. Deve Gowda
Succeeded by Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Minister of Finance
In office
21 April 1997 – 1 May 1997
Preceded by P. Chidambaram
Succeeded by P. Chidambaram
Minister of External Affairs
In office
1 June 1996 – 19 March 1998
Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda
Preceded by Sikander Bakht
Succeeded by Atal Bihari Vajpayee
In office
5 December 1989 – 10 November 1990
Prime Minister V. P. Singh
Preceded by V. P. Singh
Succeeded by Vidya Charan Shukla
Personal details
Born 4 December 1919[1]
Jhelum, Punjab Province, British India
(now in Punjab, Pakistan)
Died 30 November 2012 (aged 92)
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Political party Janata Dal (1988–1998)
Independent (1998 onwards)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress(Before 1988)
Spouse(s) Shiela Gujral (m. 1945–her death in 2011)
Alma mater D.A.V. College,
Hailey College of Commerce
Forman Christian College University

Inder Kumar Gujral (4 December 1919 – 30 November 2012) was an Indian politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from April 1997 to March 1998. Gujral was the third PM to be from the Rajya Sabha, the first being Indira Gandhi and the second H. D. Deve Gowda

Inder Kumar Gujral was born on 4 December 1919 to Avtar Narain and Pushpa Gujral in Jhelum in undivided Punjab in British India. He studied at D.A.V. College, Hailey College of Commerce and Forman Christian College University, Lahore. He also participated in the Indian independence movement[3] and was jailed in 1942 during the Quit India Movement. As a student, he became a member of the Communist Party of India.  He also has two sisters, Uma Nanda and Sunita Judge. On 26 May 1945, Inder Kumar Gujral married Shiela Gujral (24 January 1924 – 11 July 2011) and had two sons, Naresh Gujral (born 19 May 1948), who is a Rajya Sabha MP, and Vishal Gujral. His younger brother Satish Gujral is a world renowned painter and sculptor.

Gujral was admitted at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon, Haryana (part of the National Capital Region), on 19 November 2012, after being diagnosed with a lung infection. He had suffered a serious chest infection a few days before being admitted to the hospital following more than a year of dialysis. His health deteriorated in the hospital and was reported to be “very critical”. On 27 November, he fell unconscious and his urine output system stopped working. Gujral succumbed to his ailments on 30 November 2012, four days short of his 93rd birthday. His body lay in state at his official residence, 5 Janpath, until noon the next day. The Government of India declared a seven-day period of state mourning and cancelled official functions until 6 December. He was given a state funeral at 15:00 on 1 December near Samata Sthal. His death was announced to parliament by Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, following which both houses adjourned. On 3 December, condolence references were held for him.

Reactions came from President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chairman Lalu Prasad Yadav. Other immediate reactions came from MPs: Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, Veerappa Moily, Ghulam Nabi Azad. Minister for New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah offered his condolences and said Gujral was “a politician, a diplomat and a humanist who would be remembered for his many accomplishments in the diplomatic and political arena;” while Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Srikant Kumar Jena said Gujral had an “exceptional personality, courage and intellect” and that: “Today we feel extremely saddened on the demise of former Prime Minister Shri Inder Kumar Gujral, who was a man of exceptional courage and intellect.”  The Union Cabinet issued a statement that read: “In his death, India has lost a great patriot, a visionary leader and a freedom fighter.” INC chairperson Sonia Gandhi wrote to Gujral’s son, MP Naresh Gujral: “…the late leader had the ability to win goodwill and friendship across the political spectrum. It is these qualities and the genuine warmth of his personality that made him such a widely admired and respected Prime Minister of India, MP and ambassador.” Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa sent a message to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in which he wrote: “Shri Gujral was ahead of his times in a rapidly globalising world. Sri Lanka will always remember with gratitude, Shri I K Gujral’s contribution towards strengthening India-Sri Lanka relations and regional cooperation.” Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf mentioned Gujral’s “admirable role” in boosting India-Pakistan relations, while he also said South Asia had lost a noble and distinguished politician. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sent an unnamed senior leader of her Awami League party for the funeral. Salman Khurshid and Lal Krishna Advani were amongst the dignitaries at his funeral.

 

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