Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Aug 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to all those who died during partition on Sunday, and praised the resilience and grit of those who suffered during that tragic period of history.
Prime Minister Modi declared last year that August 14 would be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day to commemorate people’s struggles and sacrifices.
“Today, on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, I pay homage to all those who lost their lives during Partition, and applaud the resilience as well as grit of all those who suffered during that tragic period of our history,” PM Modi said in a tweet.
Today, on #PartitionHorrorsRemembranceDay, I pay homage to all those who lost their lives during Partition , and applaud the resilience as well as grit of all those who suffered during that tragic period of our history.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 14, 2022
BJP president J P Nadda and Defence minister Rajnath Singh also paid their tribute.
“We must never forget how politics of selfishness & personal interests led to Partition and pain,” J P Nadda said in a tweet.
‘विभाजन विभीषिका स्मृति दिवस’ पर मैं उन सभी लोगों को स्मरण करते हुए अपनी श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित करता हूँ जिन्हें देश के विभाजन के समय अपनी ज़िंदगी गँवानी पड़ी।
जिन्होंने विभाजन की पीड़ा न भूल पाने के बावजूद एक नई शुरुआत की उन्हें भी नमन है।यह देश विभाजन की विभीषिका कभी नहीं भूलेगा।
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) August 14, 2022
Notably, Pakistan was formed as a separate country following the British division of India in 1947. Millions of people were displaced, and many thousands were killed in the ensuing communal violence.
