BJP MP Seeks Bharat Ratna For Poet Bhikhari Thakur Ahead of Bihar Polls

BJP MP Seeks Bharat Ratna For Poet Bhikhari Thakur Ahead of Bihar Polls

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, demanding that Bhikhari Thakur, the legendary Bhojpuri poet, playwright, singer, and social reformer, be posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.

Bihar: Demand gathers momentum for Bharat Ratna to 'Shakespeare of Bhojpuri', Bhikhari Thakur

Patna, Jul 27 (PTI) Champions of Bhojpuri, arguably the most widely spoken dialect of Hindi, are raising a fervent demand for Bharat Ratna to Bihar-born virtuoso, Bhikhari Thakur, whom they love to call their own answer to English playwright and poet William Shakespeare.Many celebrities, including actors-turned-BJP MPs Manoj Tiwari and Ravi Kishan, have given written requests to the Centre for conferring Bharat Ratna on Bhikhari Thakur.Thakur (1…