Lal Bahadur Shastri rose to the pinnacle of power as India’s prime minister and achieved phenomenal success in national and world affairs entirely on the strength of his personal qualities. As an individual, Shastri had the moral and ethical attributes of a Mahatma, a great soul. In his personal and professional relations, he was humble, considerate, self-respecting, dignified, benevolent, unselfish, cultured, unhurried and soft-spoken.
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