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Also Known As Giani Zail Singh • Jarnail Singh
Born May 5, 1916 • India
Died December 25, 1994 (aged 78) • Chandigarh • India
Title / Office president (1982-1987), India • parliament (1956-1962), India
Political Affiliation Indian National Congress
Shankar Dayal Sharma
president of India
Parkash Singh Badal
Parkash Singh Badal
Indian politician
Sant Fateh Singh
Sikh religious leader
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian leader
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
prime minister of India
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Pakistani governor-general
Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
prime minister of India
Vallabhbhai Patel
Vallabhbhai Patel
Indian statesman
Subhas Chandra Bose
Subhas Chandra Bose
Indian leader
Charan Singh
Charan Singh
prime minister of India
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Indian political leader
Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh
prime minister of India
Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
Indian politician
Priyanka Gandhi with brother Rahul Gandhi.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Indian politician
Chittaranjan Das
Chittaranjan Das
Indian political leader
Chidambaram, Palaniappan
Palaniappan Chidambaram
Indian politician
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Lal Bahadur Shastri
prime minister of India
Morarji Desai
Morarji Desai
prime minister of India
Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani
Indian educator, social activist, and politician
Kamaraj, Kumaraswami
Kumaraswami Kamaraj
Indian statesman