From Our Bureau
NEW DELHI: India’s green revolution architect and chairman of the agriculture price commission for many years Dr M S Swaminathan died at home in Chennai on September 28 at the age of 98 years. He is survived by his wife Mina and three daughters.
In a homage to him on behalf of the Congress, its president Mallikarjun Kharge held him as “the key architect of India’s green revolution,” hailing him as “a legendary scientist and a Padma Vibhushan recipient, his unmatched contribution to the field of agricultural science and his transformative intervention in making India self-sufficient in food grains shall always be cherished.”
A great Institution builder, an able administrator and above all a humanitarian, his leadership as Director General of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines earned him the World Food Prize in 1987, recognized as the Nobel or the highest honours in the field of agriculture.
Prime Minister Modi paid his tributes to Dr Swaminathan for “his groundbreaking work in agriculture transformed the lives of millions and ensured food security for our nation.”
