Nagaon, Dec. 29 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah invoked the legacy of Bharat Ratna Gopinath Bordoloi while inaugurating the Batadrava Cultural Project in Assam's Nagaon district, saying that Assam and the entire Northeast might not have remained part of India without his efforts.

Speaking at the redeveloped Batadrava Than, the birthplace of Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva, Shah said, "Today, I want to remember Bharat Ratna Gopinath ji. If he had not been there, Assam and the entire Northeast would not have been a part of India today. It was Gopinath ji who forced Jawaharlal Nehru to keep Assam in India."

Highlighting the spiritual and cultural significance of Batadrava Than, Shah described it as a symbol of unity and harmony in Assamese...