Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the communal riots that occurred during the country’s partition as India observed Partition Horrors Remembrance Day. He also praised the resilience and tenacity displayed by individuals who were affected by the partition.
The PM tweeted, “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.”
In his Independence Day speech from the previous year, Prime Minister Modi proclaimed that August 14 would be remembered as “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day.”
Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, also spoke of the agony that occurred during the partition because Pakistan’s creation led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people. Sarma referred to the partition as one of the “darkest events in Indian history” and claimed that it had delivered a severe blow to “Akhand Bharat,” or undivided India.
Taking to the microblogging site, he wrote, “One of the darkest moments in Indian history, Partition wreaked havoc upon millions of countrymen & dealt mighty blow to Akhand Bharat. On #PartitionHorrorsRemembranceDay, I recall the sufferings of people resulting from evil machinations of British Raj & newly-formed Pakistan.”
Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, also paid tribute to those who died as a result of the partition and sent his sorrow to their families.
“Lakhs of innocent civilians lost their lives and crores of citizens suffered inhuman suffering during the sad Partition of India due to the destructive religious mindset,” he tweeted.