New Delhi: Lal Krishna Advani turns 99 on Sunday. To celebrate the occasion, the BJP will organise a hawan and prayers for his long life and good health at its national headquarters.
After the hawan and puja, prasad will be distributed. There will be a special presentation on former deputy Prime Minister Advani’s life and political journey, India Today reported citing sources.
BJP president Nitin Nabin and Union Minister Piyush Goyal are likely to address the gathering in the presence of Advani’s daughter Pratibha Advani.
One of the towering leaders and co-founders of BJP who helped the party transform from a marginal outfit into a dominant national force, Advani was recently discharged from hospital after treatment for a chest infection.
He had been hospitalised in May also, for age-related ailments.
He was hospitalised a number of times in 2024, including in December that year when he was in intensive care before recovering.
Born in Karachi on November 8, 1927, Advani moved to India during Partition in 1947.
He served was the party’s longest-serving president over three terms.
He served as Union Home Minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-helmed government and was Deputy PM from 2002 to 2004.
Advani received the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, in March 2024.