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Historical Event on 6/9/1964
Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
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| 1/28/1877 | Pulin Bihari Das, revolutionary journalist, passed away. |
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| 3/9/1650 | Saint Tukaram Maharaj, famous saint of Maharashtra, passed away. |
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