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Sitaram Kesri was born on 15 November, 1919 in Danapur, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India, is an Indian politician. Discover Sitaram Kesri's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?
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15 November, 1919 |
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15 November |
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Danapur, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India |
Date of death |
24 October, 2000 |
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New Delhi, India |
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India
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Sitaram Kesri Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Sitaram Kesri's Wife?
His wife is Kesher Devi
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Sitaram Kesri Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sitaram Kesri worth at the age of 80 years old? Sitaram Kesri’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from India. We have estimated Sitaram Kesri's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Sitaram Kesri (15 November 1919 – 24 October 2000) was an Indian politician and parliamentarian.
Kesri was arrested for his political activities several times between 1930 and 1942.
Kesri was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Katihar Lok Sabha Constituency in 1967 as a candidate of Congress party.
Kesri was elected president of the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee in 1973 and treasurer of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in 1980.
He represented Bihar in the Rajya Sabha for five terms between July 1971 and April 2000, being reelected in April 1974, July 1980, April 1988, and April 1994.
He was Union Minister during the regimes of Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and P.V. Narasimha Rao as Prime Minister of India.
Kesri served as treasurer of the Congress party for more than a decade.
He became a union minister and served as President of the Indian National Congress from 1996 to 1998.
Kesri became politically active at the age of 13, with his involvement in the Indian independence movement.
After P.V. Narasimha Rao stepped down as president of the Congress in September 1996, Kesri was appointed as the new president of the Indian National Congress.
The following years were difficult for the Congress Party.
Kesri's lack of popular support among the masses caused further damage to the party.
In addition, he was elected unanimously as President of the Congress Parliamentary Party on 3rd January 1997.
Kesri's most controversial act was the sudden withdrawal of support to H.D. Deva Gowda's United Front government, which led to the fall of the government in April 1997.
However, a compromise was reached and the United Front elected I.K. Gujral as the subsequent new leader with continued support from the Congress party.
In the first week of November 1997, part of the Jain Commission's report inquiring into the conspiracy angle of the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi was leaked to the press.
It was reported that the Jain Commission had indicted Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) for its ties with the LTTE, the organisation involved in the assassination of Gandhi.
The DMK was one of the constituents of the United Front that was in power at the center.
Moreover, the party had three ministers on the council of ministers headed by Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral.
The Congress demanded removal from the government the ministers belonging to the DMK.
Between 20 and 28 November 1997, an exchange of letters took place between Kesri and Prime Minister Gujral; however, the prime minister refused to meet the demands of the Congress.
Finally, on 28 November 1997, Congress withdrew its support for the Gujral government.
When no alternative government could be formed, the Lok Sabha was dissolved, paving the way for midterm elections.
The Congress did not adequately prepare for the midterm elections.
After Sonia Gandhi decided to campaign for the party, she replaced Kesri as the main party campaigner.
Sonia attracted huge crowds in her campaign rallies but did not win the election for the party.
Nevertheless, the Congress did maintain a respectable tally of 140 seats.
During the election campaign, there were a series of bomb blasts in Coimbatore, where BJP President Lal Krishna Advani was scheduled to address an election rally.
About 50 people were killed in the blasts.
After the blasts, Kesri made a statement that the bomb blasts were the handiwork of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and moreover, he had the proof of RSS involvement in the blasts.
After his exit from office in March 1998, he maintained a relatively low profile in politics.
The RSS sued Kesri for defamation, but Kesri was granted bail by a city court in 1998.
After the electoral defeat, Kesri was stripped of his post in March 1998 by the Congress Working Committee.
Sonia Gandhi was appointed president of the Congress party in his place.
Kesri's removal from the Congress Working Committee is considered by some as a betrayal of the party constitution, considering how Pranab Mukherjee and others conspired to eliminate Kesri from the party for Sonia Gandhi.
Kesri, along with other members of the Working Committee including Tariq Anwar, was "roughed up" at Congress Party headquarters on 19 May 1999 by what has been described as an "angry mob" and "Congress goons", following the split in the Congress that led to the formation of the Nationalist Congress Party.
He was also denied party candidature for the Rajya Sabha once his last term ended in April 2000.