Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday hailed lawyer Chettur Sankaran Nair who took the then British authorities to courtroom over the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh bloodbath in Amritsar.
Addressing a gathering in Yamunanagar, Modi mentioned Sunday (April 13) marked the 106th anniversary of the bloodbath. He mentioned that along with those that died as a result of cruelty of the British, there was another facet, which was pushed into the darkness.
“This facet pertains to the spirit of humanity and standing with the nation. The identify of that spirit is Sankaran Nair… He was a famend lawyer and in these days, he held a really huge publish. He might have loved all of the luxuries, however impressed by Jallianwala Bagh, he raised his voice towards British atrocities. He was kicked out of his publish,” mentioned Modi.
Modi’s remarks got here forward of the discharge of Kesari-2 — a movie based mostly on Kerala-born Nair’s life — later this month.
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