<p>New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, a key party ideologue, on his death anniversary, saying he showed the path to take the country forward by keeping the Indian culture and heritage at its centre.</p>.<p>These have become an inspiration in building a developed India as well, Modi posted on X.</p>.<p>Upadhyaya, an RSS functionary, was among the founding members of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the BJP forerunner.</p>.PM Modi addresses tribal communities in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district.<p>His ideas of 'antyodaya' (uplift of the most impoverished) and 'integral humanism' have often been cited by Modi as an inspiration for his governance model. Upadhyaya died in 1968.</p>.<p>Other BJP leaders also paid rich tributes to him, with party president J P Nadda asserting that his values will always be a guiding light for the party.</p>.<p>Home Minister Amit Shah said Upadhyaya's life is a giant symbol of serving the nation and devotion towards it.</p>.<p>He believed no country can progress by neglecting the fundamental values of its culture, Shah said.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, a key party ideologue, on his death anniversary, saying he showed the path to take the country forward by keeping the Indian culture and heritage at its centre.</p>.<p>These have become an inspiration in building a developed India as well, Modi posted on X.</p>.<p>Upadhyaya, an RSS functionary, was among the founding members of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the BJP forerunner.</p>.PM Modi addresses tribal communities in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district.<p>His ideas of 'antyodaya' (uplift of the most impoverished) and 'integral humanism' have often been cited by Modi as an inspiration for his governance model. Upadhyaya died in 1968.</p>.<p>Other BJP leaders also paid rich tributes to him, with party president J P Nadda asserting that his values will always be a guiding light for the party.</p>.<p>Home Minister Amit Shah said Upadhyaya's life is a giant symbol of serving the nation and devotion towards it.</p>.<p>He believed no country can progress by neglecting the fundamental values of its culture, Shah said.</p>