Ram Manohar Lohia

March 25, 2023

The Prime Minister paid tribute to Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia on his birthday (March 23, 1910 – October 12, 1967).
Ram Manohar Lohia was a prominent figure in socialist politics and in the movement towards Indian independence.
He was one of the founders of the Congress Socialist Party and editor of its mouthpiece Congress Socialist.
He was a committed supporter of Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violent struggle against British rule and participated in the Quit India movement in 1942.
He held the position of secretary of the Foreign Department of the All-India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.), the Congress Party’s highest body.
He formed the Socialist Party (Lohia) in 1956 and became editor of the journal, Mankind.
In 1963 Lohia became a member of the Lok Sabha after a by-election in Farrukhabad (Lok Sabha constituency).
He also won the Lok Sabha general election of 1967 from Kannauj (Lok Sabha constituency) but died a few months later.