PoliticsLal Bahadur Shastri Took Loan for Car Despite Being PM
Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's Prime Minister, did not have full funds to buy his Fiat car costing 12,000 rupees. With only 7,000 rupees in his bank account, he took a 5,000 rupee loan. After his death, his wife Lalita Devi repaid the loan from her pension. Shastri's life was marked by struggle and simplicity, including losing his father young and joining the freedom fight at 16. His 122nd birth anniversary is on October 2, 2026.
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