Cong hails contribution of Swaminathan to India's agriculture sector

Updated: Sep 28 2023 3:25PM

Cong hails contribution of Swaminathan to India's agriculture sector

New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) The Congress on Thursday paid rich tributes to M S Swaminathan, describing him as the key scientific architect of the Green Revolution and hailing his contribution to the agriculture sector.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, while paying his deepest condolences on the passing away of Swaminathan, said he was the key architect of India's Green Revolution.

"A legendary scientist and a Padma Vibhushan recipient, his unmatched contribution to the field of agricultural science and his transformative intervention in making India self-sufficient in food grains shall always be cherished," he said in a post on X.

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