On Bhagat Singh’s Birth Anniversary, Politicians And Celebrities Pay Homage To The Freedom Fighter

Highlights:

• 113^th birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh
• Politicians and celebrities pay homage to the Indian freedom fighter
• “His saga of bravery and valour will inspire the countrymen for ages,” writes PM Narendra Modi

On the 113^th birth anniversary of the great Indian freedom fighter, Shaheed Bhagat Singh many Indian politicians and celebrities came forward to pay homage including the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Amit Shah and Vice Preside of India M. Venkaiah Naidu.

PM Modi attached a clip of his “Mann Ki Baat” broadcast that he made on Sunday in which he had paid rich tributes to Bhagat Singh. “Tributes to the immortal martyr Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary. His saga of bravery and valour will inspire the countrymen for ages,” the Prime Minister of India tweeted.

मां भारती के वीर सपूत अमर शहीद भगत सिंह की जयंती पर उन्हें कोटि-कोटि नमन। वीरता और पराक्रम की उनकी गाथा देशवासियों को युगों-युगों तक प्रेरित करती रहेगी। pic.twitter.com/LMy2Mlpkol

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 28, 2020

Union Minister Amit Shah also paid homage to the Shaheed Indian freedom fighters saying Bhagat Singh will always remain a source of inspiration for Indians.

Shah tweeted, “I express my gratitude to Shaheed Bhagat Singh who gave a new direction to freedom struggle through his revolutionary ideas and supreme sacrifice and awakened resolve of independence among the youth of the country. He will always remain a source of inspiration for us,”.

अपने परिवर्तनकारी विचारों व अद्वितीय त्याग से स्वतंत्रता संग्राम को नई दिशा देने वाले और देश के युवाओं में स्वाधीनता के संकल्प को जागृत करने वाले शहीद भगत सिंह जी के चरणों में कोटि-कोटि वंदन।

भगत सिंह जी युगों-युगों तक हम सभी देशवासियों के प्रेरणा के अक्षुण स्त्रोत रहेंगे। pic.twitter.com/Zlj7KU2TIK

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) September 28, 2020

The Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu also paid homage to Bhagat Singh as he wrote, ‘They may kill me, but they cannot kill my ideas… They can crush my body, but they will not be able to crush my spirit” – Bhagat Singh. Remembering the brave son of Mother India and revolutionary freedom fighter, Shaheed Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary today.”

He added, “His courage, sacrifice and love for motherland continues to inspire every Indian.”

His courage, sacrifice and love for motherland continues to
inspire every Indian.#BhagatsinghJayanti

— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) September 28, 2020

Navniet Sekera, Inspector General (IG) of Uttar Pradesh tweeted, ‘”इस कदर वाकिफ है मेरी कलम मेरे जज़्बातों से,अगर मैं इश्क़ लिखना भी चाहूँ तो इंक़लाब लिखा जाता है।…” (So aware is my pen with my emotions, even if I want to write Ishqq, I write inquilab). Lines of brave, courageous, selfless son of India #BhagatSingh ji. On his birth anniversary atleast spend few minutes to read about him, even that would be great. Jai Hind’.

"इस कदर वाकिफ है मेरी कलम मेरे जज़्बातों से,
अगर मैं इश्क़ लिखना भी चाहूँ तो इंक़लाब लिखा जाता है।…"
Lines of brave, courageous, selfless son of India #BhagatSingh ji. On his birth anniversary atleast spend few minutes to read about him, even that would be great. Jai Hind ?? pic.twitter.com/6EkrX6FK6l

— Navniet Sekera (@navsekera) September 28, 2020

Cricketer Suresh Raina also paid homage writing, ‘”They may kill me, but they cannot kill my ideas. they can crush my body, but they will not be able to crush my spirit” ~ Bhagat Singh. Let’s remember Shaheed Sardar Bhagat Singh Ji’s patriotism & bravery on his birth anniversary Folded hands. My tributes and salute”.

"They may kill me, but they cannot kill my ideas. they can crush my body, but they will not be able to crush my spirit" ~ Bhagat Singh
Let's remember Shaheed Sardar Bhagat Singh Ji's patriotism & bravery on his birth anniversary ?
My tributes and salute?#BhagatSingh pic.twitter.com/GMZ2k5TVJ7

— Suresh Raina?? (@ImRaina) September 28, 2020

Actress Kangna Ranaut and Payal Ghosh also paid tribute to the Indian Freedom Fighter.

Kangna Ranaut wrote, “Mera Rang de Basanti Chola O mera Rang De Basanti Chola…” while Ghosh wrote, ‘“If the deaf are to hear the sound has to be very loud…!!” Remembering Shaheed Bhagat Singh, India’s Greatest Revolutionary, on His Birth Anniversary”.

Mera Rang de Basanti Chola O mera Rang De Basanti Chola… #BhagatSingh pic.twitter.com/WY4sM17UKN

— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) September 28, 2020

“If the deaf are to hear the sound has to be very loud…!!” Remembering Shaheed Bhagat Singh, India’s Greatest Revolutionary, on His Birth Anniversary #BhagatSingh pic.twitter.com/GFcuGGnK5Q

— Payal Ghosh (@iampayalghosh) September 28, 2020

Bhagat Singh was born in Banga village of Faisalabad district (previously knowns as Lyallpur) now in Pakistan’s Punjab province, in the year 1907. His defiance of the British rule from a very young age, his revolutionary acts to target the empire and his hanging when he was only 23 have made him one of the more notable heroes of the Indian Independence movement.