In a democratic country like India, the post of the Prime Minister is very dignified. Here the Prime Minister is the head and face of the central government. In other countries of the world too, the post of the Prime Minister is at the top of the Council of Ministers.
Even in the courts of kings and emperors, the post of the Prime Minister was the second most powerful post after the king. But do you know that in history, the word Prime Minister was once a symbol of insult. Let us explain it to you in detail.
The word ‘Pradhan Mantri’ associated with insult
According to a BBC report, this is from around 1700. In those days, in the British court, if the word Prime Minister was used for someone, he was considered a sycophant of the king. That is, if someone had to be called a sycophant of the king, then people used to address him as Prime Minister. However, later this word emerged as the most powerful position in the ministries and today in many democratic countries, the person holding this position is running the entire government.
Throwing of dead cat
In the 18th and 19th century, when general elections were held in Britain and a leader would climb the stage to give a speech, the opposition would register their protest by throwing a dead cat at him. The biggest thing is that in those days there used to be no mike and speaker. The leader standing in the election would give a speech loudly and try to bind the public.
First Prime Minister of Britain
The first Prime Minister of Britain was Robert Walpole. Robert Walpole was born on 26 August 1676. Robert’s family was a wealthy landholder family. His father was an MP. Robert also followed his father’s footsteps and became a Member of Parliament for Castle Rising in Norfolk in 1701. After this he became a member of the Admiralty Board and War Secretary. In 1709, he was made the treasurer of the British Navy.
But when the Tories came to power in 1710, they accused Robert Walpole of corruption and put him in jail in 1712. But when George I ascended the throne in 1714, he promoted Robert instead of the Tories and later in 1721 he became the PM of Britain. After this, he remained in this position for about 20 years. It is said about Robert Walpole that he was the person who held the post of PM for the longest time in the British era.
