Nehru got it posthumously without having to wrangle it: Congress’ dig at PM on Indonesia award

The Congress party criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he received Indonesia's highest honor, the Bintang Adipurna. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh noted that former PM Jawaharlal Nehru received the same award posthumously without active lobbying.
The Congress on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he was conferred with Indonesia's highest honour, the 'Bintang Adipurna of the Republic of Indonesia' medal, saying India's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru had gotten it posthumously "without having to wrangle it".
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