PM Modi pays tributes to Tilak, Azad on birth anniversary
NEW DELHI, Jul 23(PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid rich tributes to noted freedom fighters Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Chandra Shekhar Azad on their birth anniversary, recalling their role in India’s Independence.
“Remembering Lokmanya Tilak on his birth anniversary. He was a pioneering leader who played a vital role in kindling the spirit of India’s freedom movement with unwavering conviction,” Modi said on X.
Tilak’s efforts to popularise the nationalist movement had earned him the title Lokmanya (the leader of people). A scholar, his slogan “Swaraj (independence) is my birthright and I will have it” struck a chord with the masses.
