Bengaluru: Former Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda on Monday November 14 termed Jawaharlal Nehru a “true secular democrat” and said his broad vision of India had greatly inspired him.

”My humble tributes to the first PM of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, a true secular democrat, on his birth anniversary,” he tweeted.

”His broad vision of India greatly inspired me,” he added.

Nehru, who was born on November 14, 1889, has served as long-serving Prime Minister of India. Between August 1947 to May 1964, he served as Prime Minister. On May 27, 1964, he passed away in office.