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Nation pays homage to India’s freedom fighters on Shaheed Diwas, Martyrs’ Day

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India and its leaders paid homage to Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar—three heroes of the nation's freedom struggle on their death anniversary, also called the Shaheed Diwas or the Martyrs' Day.</p>
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आजादी के क्रांतिदूत अमर शहीद वीर भगत सिंह, सुखदेव और राजगुरु को शहीदी दिवस पर शत-शत नमन। मां भारती के इन महान सपूतों का बलिदान देश की हर पीढ़ी के लिए प्रेरणास्रोत बना रहेगा। जय हिंद! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShaheedDiwas?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ShaheedDiwas</a> <a href="https://t.co/qs3SqAHkO9">pic.twitter.com/qs3SqAHkO9</a></p>
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1374194689792823296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted in Hindi. He said: "Salutations to the revolutionaries of Indian Independence. The sacrifice of the great sons of Maa Bharati will remain an inspiration for generations of Indian. Jai Hind."</p>
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Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu too tweeted.</p>
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आज अमर शहीद भगत सिंह, सुखदेव और राजगुरु की पुण्य तिथि पर देश की इन महान विभूतियों को सादर श्रद्धांजलि देता हूं। हमारी आज़ादी आपके महा बलिदान की पावन विरासत है। राष्ट्र निर्माण के लिए हमारे यथा सामर्थ्य प्रयास, अमर शहीदों की पावन स्मृति में हमारी विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि होगी। <a href="https://t.co/SxHxGKBYIW">pic.twitter.com/SxHxGKBYIW</a></p>
— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) <a href="https://twitter.com/VPSecretariat/status/1374203777238986755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2021</a></blockquote>
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On March 23, 1931 the three freedom fighters, all in their early twenties, were hanged in the Lahore jail for killing British police office JP Saunders. They wanted to avenge the death of another eminent leader of India's freedom struggle Lala Lajpat Rai, who died after being struck with lathis leading a rally against the British rule.</p>
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Some of the other prominent personalities who tweeted on the Shaheed Diwas were Union Minister for Child Development Smriti Irani and, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. </p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="hi" dir="ltr">देश की आज़ादी के लिए अपने प्राणों की आहुति देने वाले महान क्रांतिकारी शहीद भगत सिंह, सुखदेव और राजगुरु के बलिदान दिवस पर उन्हें कोटि-कोटि नमन एवं श्रद्धांजलि। मातृभूमि के लिए उनका त्याग समस्त देशवासियों के लिए आदर्श है। <a href="https://t.co/jr1ms8ICyF">pic.twitter.com/jr1ms8ICyF</a></p>— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) <a href="https://twitter.com/smritiirani/status/1374198023270588416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">On <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShaheedDiwas?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ShaheedDiwas</a>, my homage to great revolutionaries, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BhagatSingh?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BhagatSingh</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sukhdev?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Sukhdev</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rajguru?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Rajguru</a> who laid down their lives for the freedom of our country. Their selfless sacrifices for our motherland continue to inspire us. <a href="https://t.co/MoCF3iCSM7">pic.twitter.com/MoCF3iCSM7</a></p>— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) <a href="https://twitter.com/Naveen_Odisha/status/1374193541400825857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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