Chennai, Feb. 10 -- A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Bharat Ratna to the late Indian agronomist and agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan, BJP President K Annamalai expressed happiness and said that the award is an honour to farmers and a recognition to agriculture.

Speaking to ANI, K Annamalai said, "We are extremely happy because our Prime Minister today honoured three eminent leaders of India with the highest civilian award, 'Bharat Ratna'. We are extremely happy that one of them is MS Swaminathan."

"Born in 1925, his entire life was dedicated to farmers' welfare. He has seen extreme poverty and our country struggling during World War 2. This motivated MS Swaminathan to immerse his life into improving high-yield...