Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to
tribal icon Birsa Munda in Ranchi on his birth anniversary on Wednesday.
He paid floral tributes to the 25-foot tall statue of
the icon at the Bhagwan Birsa Munda Memorial Park-cum-Freedom Fighter Museum,
situated at the Old Central Jail where he had breathed his last on June 9,
1900.
Birsa Munda’s birth anniversary is celebrated across
the country as the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas.
“Respectful tribute to Bhagwan Birsa Munda on his
birth anniversary. Many best wishes to my family members across the country on
this special occasion of Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas,” PM Modi posted on X.
The PM is on a two-day visit to Jharkhand. Later in
the day, he will visit Birsa Munda’s birthplace Ulihatu village in Khunti
district.
From there, he will launch the ₹ 24,000-crore project
aimed at the development of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).
He will also launch the ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’,
release the 15th installment of ₹ 18,000 crore under the PM-KISAN scheme, and
inaugurate and lay the foundation of projects worth ₹ 7,200 crore in the state.
PTI
