Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the nation on the occasion of India’s 76th Independence Day, paid homage to the freedom fighters who fought against British rule. He said, “The citizens are thankful to Mahatma Gandhi, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Babasaheb Ambedkar and Veer Savarkar who gave their lives on the path of duty” while adding that they helped build the nation.
PM Modi addressed the nation from the Red Fort in Delhi and said, “This nation is thankful to Mangal Pandey, Tatya Tope, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru, Chandrashekhar Azad, Ashfaqulla Khan, Ram Prasad Bismil and our innumerable revolutionaries who shook the foundation of the British Rule.”
He said Independence Day is to celebrate those who fought for independence or built the nation and paid tribute to Rajendra Prasad, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel, SP Mookerjee, LB Shastri, Deendayal Upadhyaya, JP Narayan, RM Lohia, Vinoba Bhave, Nanaji Deshmukh and Subramania Bharati among others.
