NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to Birsa Munda, an iconic tribal leader, on his birth anniversary and said the tribal community has been the inspiration behind various schemes of his government.
भगवान बिरसा मुंडा केवल हमारी राजनीतिक आजादी के महानायक ही नहीं थे।
वो हमारी आध्यात्मिक, सांस्कृतिक ऊर्जा के संवाहक भी थे।
आज आजादी के पंच प्रांणों की ऊर्जा के साथ, देश भगवान बिरसा मुंडा समेत करोड़ों जनजातीय वीरों के सपनों को पूरा करने की दिशा में आगे बढ़ रहा है। pic.twitter.com/rcjtcCYQsa
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In a recorded video address, Modi cited a number of welfare programmes of the central government and said crores of tribal families have benefitted from them and their lives have become easier.
He noted that museums dedicated to tribal freedom fighters are being built across the country to recognise their contributions.
His government, Modi noted, had announced Munda’s birth anniversary as ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Divas’.
The country is marching on to fulfil the dreams of Munda and many other tribal heroes, the prime minister said.
Munda is not only an icon of the freedom struggle but also denotes the country’s spiritual and cultural energy, he said.
He named Tilka Manjhi, Sidhu and Kanhu, and Tana Bhagat among other leading tribal revolutionaries besides Munda and paid tributes to their struggle against foreign rulers.
