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The Narendra Modi government announced the Bharat Ratna (posthumous) for Karpoori Thakur on Tuesday, and the Padma Shri on Thursday for Surendra Kishore, a senior journalist and close associate of the socialist leader, who has been practising outspoken journalism in Patna for the past five decades, and is renowned for his simplicity, honesty, and integrity

When the discussion turned to arranging sleeping arrangements for the night, Karpoori Thakur requested one of his relatives to vacate his bed for the respected teacher.

Thakurs tenure as chief minister is best remembered for implementation of the recommendations of the Mungeri Lal Commission, whereby quotas for backward classes were introduced in the state in 1978. This panel was the forerunner of the Mandal Commission. Both Mungeri Lal and B P Mandal were from Bihar, which has a long history of socialist struggles.

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