Finance
By: Shree1news, 22 DEC 2020
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank recalled the achievements of the AMU over the century and contributions of its alumni in numerous walks of life.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a special postal stamp to mark the centenary celebrations of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
This is the first time in five decades {that a} Prime Minister has attended an AMU event as the chief guest. Prime Minister Modi attended the event through video-conferencing.
The last time a Prime Minister attended an event at AMU was Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1964. Earlier than him, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had visited the AMU four times. Nehru had visited the campus for first time in 1948, when an honorary doctorate was conferred on him at the annual convocation, followed by visits in 1955, 1960 and 1963.
Source: PIB
