‘His sacrifice, courage will guide in creation of developed India’: PM Modi pays tribute to Veer Savarkar

NEW DELHI: Paying tribute to Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on his birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him “a true son of Mother India”.

Hailing Veer Savarkar’s contribution to India’s freedom movement, PM Modi said the nation will not forget his indomitable courage and struggle. He said that Savarkar’s sacrifice and dedication for the country will continue to guide the creation of a developed India.

“Respectful tributes to Veer Savarkar ji, a true son of Mother India, on his birth anniversary. Even the harshest tortures of the foreign government could not shake his devotion towards the motherland. The grateful nation can never forget the saga of his indomitable courage and struggle in the freedom movement. His sacrifice and dedication for the country will continue to be a guide in the creation of a developed India”, PM Modi wrote in his ‘X’ post.

भारत माता के सच्चे सपूत वीर सावरकर जी को उनकी जन्म-जयंती पर आदरपूर्ण श्रद्धांजलि। विदेशी हुकूमत की कठोर से कठोर यातनाएं भी मातृभूमि के प्रति उनके समर्पण भाव को डिगा नहीं पाईं। आजादी के आंदोलन में उनके अदम्य साहस और संघर्ष की गाथा को कृतज्ञ राष्ट्र कभी भुला नहीं सकता। देश के लिए… pic.twitter.com/3OsxSN905I

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 28, 2025

Union Home Minister Amit Shah also paid his tribute to Veer Savarkar on the occasion of his birth anniversary. In his ‘X’ post, Amit Shah believed that Veer Savarkar devoted his whole life towards freeing the Indian society from the “scourge of untouchability and binding it in a strong thread of unity.”

“Swatantryaveer Savarkar ji, who crossed the pinnacle of courage and restraint for the freedom of the motherland, made an unforgettable contribution in making national interest an all-India consciousness. Savarkar ji, who made the freedom struggle of 1857 historic with his writings, could not be shaken by the harsh tortures of the British. On his birth anniversary, on behalf of the grateful nation, we offer our heartfelt tributes to Veer Savarkar Ji, who devoted his whole life to freeing the Indian society from the scourge of untouchability and binding it in a strong thread of unity”, the ‘X’ post said.

वीर सावरकर जी द्वारा रचित ‘अनादि मी… अनंत मी…’ गीत माँ भारती के प्रति अगाध प्रेम का प्रतीक और हर भारतीय की भावुक अभिव्यक्ति है।
इस गीत का हिंदी भावांतरण करने वाली पूरी टीम को बधाई देता हूँ।
यह अमर गीत जरूर सुनें… pic.twitter.com/VVWBDS5Btq

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 28, 2025

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, popularly known as Veer Savarkar, was born on May 28, 1883, in Nashik. Savarkar was a freedom fighter, politician, lawyer, and writer and was popularly known for coining the term ‘Hindutva’.

Savarkar was also a leading figure in the ‘Hindu Mahasabha.’ Savarkar started participating in the freedom movement while still a high school student and continued doing so while attending Fergusson College in Pune. He was greatly influenced by the Nationalist leader, Lokmanya Tilak. He got active with groups like India House and the Free India Society while studying law in the United Kingdom.

He also published books that promoted revolutionary methods for achieving total Indian independence. The British colonial authorities outlawed one of his works, ‘The Indian War of Independence’, which was about the 1857 ‘Sepoy Mutiny’ or the First War of Independence. (ANI)