Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- New Delhi: Days after the Central government conferred ex-Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur with nation highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna family met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Monday.

The family and close relatives of Karpoori Thakur expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister for bestowing the honour on one of the tallest leaders of Bihar.

Later, while speaking to the newsmen, the family members also shared their first experiences of meeting the Prime Minister.

The news of Bharat Ratna was like Deepawali celebration for us. Not just us but the whole village broke into celebration over the great honour bestowed on Karpoori Thakur ji, said one of the family members.

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