Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 20 hailed Sulabh International founder Bindeshwar Pathak, who passed away recently, for his "major contribution" of giving an institutional solution to Mahatma Gandhi's ideas on cleanliness.
Social activist Pathak, a pioneer in building public toilets, died at the AIIMS in New Delhi due to a cardiac arrest last Tuesday. He was 80.
In an article on Pathak in a Hindi daily, Mr. Modi said he has been watching Pathak's spirit ever since he was in Gujarat.
