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Writing to the Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri, Prabhu said that Fernandes was a labour union organiser a fervent agitator who fought against the Emergency. Adding that the strike led by him of railway workers in 1974 was monumental and historical in redressing the grievances of the workers, therefore, he deserved the honour.
Long-time MP from Mumbai and later from Muzaffarpur in Bihar, Fernandes had died on January 29, 2019.