Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday paid tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on his birth anniversary and said that "his thoughts on justice and equality shaped India's worldview while his timeless works provided the intellectual foundation for the freedom movement".
Shah took to Twitter to express his views before offering tribute at the statue of Gurudev Tagore in Kolkata's Thakurbari Jorasanko area this morning.
"My tribute to Gurudev Tagore on his birth anniversary. His thoughts on justice and equality shaped India's worldview while his timeless works provided the intellectual foundation for the freedom movement. He remains a visionary poet and beacon of light for us," said Shah.