New Delhi: The renaming of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society to the Prime Ministers' Museum and Library Society at the Teen Murti Bhavan prompting sharp reactions from the Congress.
Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, lived in Teen Murti Bhavan.
The Culture Ministry said on Friday that the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society (NMML) had decided to alter its name during a special meeting.—Inputs from Agencies

The renaming of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society to the Prime Ministers' Museum and Library Society at the Teen Murti Bhavan prompting sharp reactions from the Congress.

Nehru's name dropped, NMML renamed Prime Ministers' Museum and Library Society

New Delhi: In response to the Congress's comments on the name of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, the BJP lashed out at the party on Friday, alleging that the Congress is not above insulting even its own former prime ministers.
Congress had previously criticised the government for renaming the museum here as the Prime Ministers' Museum and Library Society, calling the move a "petty act" and arguing that renaming a facility does not erase a legacy.
BJP national spokesperson and Rajya Sabha member Sudhanshu Trivedi responded by saying the Congress is making accusations despite the fact that its leaders have not yet visited the museum to see how the technological advancements have improved the exhibition of first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his successors' contributions and achievements.
Former prime ministers Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, P. V. Narasimha Rao, Rajiv Gandhi, and Manmohan Singh of the Congress are all honoured at the museum, he said.
Using the names of their own prime ministers is something I'm doing on purpose. Their animosity for Narasimha Rao is understandable. What I want to know, though, is why they have a problem with the systematic presentation of the accomplishments of prime ministers like Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri, and Manmohan Singh.
Even their own leaders can't escape the insults of those who oppose Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Because of the 'Modiabind' of Modi's opponents, they can't tell their own leaders apart from anyone else," he claimed.
After the NDA came to power in 2014, Trivedi reminded the Congress that the Modi government had marked Nehru's 125th birthday.
He remarked, "How many Congress leaders have gone there to see the Nehru Memorial?" before adding, "I am surprised and a bit perturbed also (with the Congress' reaction in the matter)."
He expressed concern over the deterioration of Teen Murti Bhavan, the memorial to India's first prime minister.
The BJP official said, "It was gathering dust. The section of Nehru ji's memorial has been reorganised in a much better way and it showcases his contributions and achievements with the use of advanced technology."
The culture ministry said earlier in the day that the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society (NMML) voted unanimously in a special meeting to rebrand itself as the Prime Ministers' Museum and Library Society.
It was reported that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who also serves as the society's vice president, presided over the meeting.—Inputs from Agencies

In response to the Congress's comments on the name of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, the BJP lashed out at the party on Friday, alleging that the Congress is not above insulting even its own former prime ministers.

Cong doesn't hesitate to insult even its own leaders who served as PM: BJP hits back on Nehru Library renaming issue

New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday criticised the BJP-led Central government for changing the name of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) to the Prime Minister's Museum, saying "those who do not have own history are trying to wipe the history of others".
In a tweet, Kharge said: "Those who don't have a history are now trying to erase the history of others. The ill-fated attempt to change the name of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library cannot belittle the personality of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the architect of modern India and fearless watchdog of democracy.
"This only shows the low mentality and dictatorial attitude of BJP-RSS. The dwarf thinking of the Modi government cannot reduce the huge contribution of 'Jawahar of Hind' towards India," Kharge added.
Taking to Twitter, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh 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."
Even Congress Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari also took a jibe at the government, and said: "I wish those who want to erase Jawahar Lal Nehru's contribution to freedom struggle and building of Modern India would once read Discovery of India and Glimpses of World History to fathom the depth of Nehru. Legacies don't get erased by renaming buildings."
Speaking to media here, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor criticised the government, saying: "Nehru Memorial Museum and Library is the original name but now you are changing it into a museum of all Prime Ministers, it's fine but you can still keep the name Nehru Memorial because he was the first and longest serving Prime Minister."
"Why can't we leave the past in the past and acknowledge what has happened and move on. The spirit of compromise seems to be missing, it is all about knocking things down," Tharoor added.
Even speaking to the media here at the party headquarters, Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh said that whatever the government does, the name of first Prime Minister Nehru cannot be wiped from the memory of the people.
"Nehru is responsible for the development of the country. It was his vision which has brought India this far, he led the industrial revolution after independence. And despite all your efforts to remove his name from the walls, you cannot remove his name from the memories of the people," Vallabh said.
One cannot become big by indulging into petty politics as Nehru is a towering figure, he added.
Vallabh further said that the Congress hails the role of all Prime Ministers, including Atal Bihari Vajpayee, which they (BJP) want to erase.
The Congress leaders' remarks comes a day after the decision was taken at a special meeting of the NMML Society on Thursday, which was presided over by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who is the vice-president of the Society.
The Society has Prime Minister Narendra Modi as its chairman, and Union Ministers Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Dharmendra Pradhan, G. Kishan Reddy, Anurag Thakur, among its 29 members.
The museum was inaugurated at the Teen Murti complex last year in April, which served as the official residence of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru from 1948 till his death in 1964.
—IANS

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