Prime Minister Modi pays tribute to freedom fighter Shyamji Varma

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to revolutionary freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma on Monday on his birthday and said it was important for young India to know more about his courage and greatness.

Modi said that Varma, born in 1857 in Gujarat, dedicated his life to ending slavery in India. A grateful nation will never forget its contribution to the struggle for independence, he added.

“I consider myself lucky to have had the opportunity to bring the ashes of Shyamji Krishna Varma from Switzerland in 2003 and to receive his reinstatement certificate during my visit to the UK in 2015. It is important that young India in know more about his courage and his greatness, “tweeted the Prime Minister.

क्रांतिकारी और स्वतंत्रता सेनानी श्यामजी कृष्ण वर्मा को उनकी जयंती पर श्रद्धांजलि। को गुलामी से मुक्त कराने के लिए उन्होंने अपना जीवन समर्पित कर दिया। राष्ट्र आजादी की लड़ाई में उनके योगदान को कभी भुला नहीं पाएगा।

Tributes to Shyamji Krishna Varma on his Jayanti.

– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 4, 2021