Jurist Fali "Nariman is truly an example to be emulated by practitioners of law around the world… He is one of India’s most distinguished constitutional lawyers,” noted vice president M. Venkaiah Naidu, while presenting the senior advocate the 19th [Prime Minister (PM)] Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award on October 22, 2018 in New Delhi, according to news reports.
In his acceptance speech quoted in The Indian Express of October 23, Nariman said "I remember that the Pakistani Prime Minister was taller than Shastri-ji. But looking at his legacy, I always thought he (Shastri) was such a tall leader.” The jurist......