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Along with PV Narasimha Rao, President Murmu conferred Bharat Ratna on another former prime minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh, posthumously.
India witnessed a historic occasion as the prestigious Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honor, was bestowed upon five individuals for the first time in history. Indian government never announced five Bharat Ratna awards till now.
Earlier on Friday, PV Narasimha Rao's family members paid rich homage to the former PM at PV Gyan Bhoomi at Necklace Road in Hyderabad after the central government's press release.