freedom fighter

PM Narendra Modi is in Andhra Pradesh to attend the 125th birth anniversary of freedom-fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju and unveil his 30-feet Bronze statue in the Bhimavaram region, on July 4. AP CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy welcomed Modi at the airport. Born on July 4 1897, Alluri Sitarama Raju is remembered for his fight against the… read-more

K Ayyappan Pillai, an Indian Freedom Fighter, died at the age of 107 due to age-related illness at Thiruvananthapuram's private hospital in Kerala, on January 5. He completed his graduation from Trivandrum's Law College. Reportedly, he started his political career at the Indian National Congress on the advice of Mahatma Gandhi. Later, he also served as a figurehead of the BJP during the formation of the party in the state. 

Ailing 104-year-old freedom fighter H S Doreswamy, who had recently recovered from COVID-19, passed away at Bengaluru’s Jayadeva Hospital on May 26. Starting at an early age, the Karnataka’s noted freedom of expression activist was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi. Karnataka CM Yediyurappa paid his condolences to the Gandhian, calling him 'a man who lived his life like the conscience of Karnataka.' The Karnataka government announced his cremation… read-more

Fresh contentions brewed following the installation of V.D Savarkar's portrait alongside the pictures of freedom fighters at Uttar Pradesh Assembly's main gate. Congress MLC Deepak Singh contested the move by penning a letter to UP Legislative Council chairman Ram Naresh Yadav. Calling the move an "insult" to freedom fighters, Singh necessitated the portrait's transfer to BJP office. Acknowledging the matter, Chairman Yadav has sought… read-more