Congress seethes at PM Modi as Nehru Memorial Museum Society renamed

The body, which bears the name of India's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru, is being renamed as ‘Prime Ministers' Museum and Library Society.’

Published on: Jun 16, 2023, 09:57:57 IST

By HT News Desk, New Delhi

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday described prime minister Narendra Modi as a ‘small small man overburdened by his insecurities,’ as he reacted to the Union government renaming the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) Society to ‘Prime Ministers Museum and Library Society.’

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. (PTI File Photo)

Jawaharlal Nehru, the country's first PM whose name the body bears, has a ‘name and legacy’ as the architect of the Indian nation-state,' noted Ramesh.

“Pettines & Vengeance, thy name is Modi. For over 59 years, NMML has been a global intellectual landmark and treasure hose of books & archives. It will henceforth be called Prime Ministers Museum & Society. What won't Mr. Modi do to distort, disparage and destroy the name & legacy of the architect of the Indian nation-state,” the Congress' General Secretary in-charge Communications, said in a tweet.

“A small, small man overburdened by his insecurities is the self-styled Vishwaguru,” the Rajya Sabha MP, who identifies himself as an ‘Unapologetic Nehruvian’ added, referring to PM Modi.

Renaming of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society

According to a government statement, the decision to rename was taken at a ‘Special Meeting' of the NMML Society; defence minister Rajnath Singh, who is the vice-president of the 29-member body, presided over the session.

It is headed by prime minister Modi, and has Union ministers Amit Shah, Anurag Thakur, Dharmendra Pradhan, G Kishan Reddy, Nirmala Sitharaman among its members.

Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society

It was founded on April 1, 1966, by the Government of India to look after the Nehru Memorial and Museum Library, an autonomous institution inaugurated on November 14, 1964 – the Congress stalwart's 75th birth anniversary – that is dedicated to the promotion of 'advanced research on ‘Modern and Contemporary India.’

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