New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday paid tribute to tribal leader and freedom fighter Birsa Munda on his 144th birth anniversary.
Taking to Twitter, Priyanka recalled him for his fight against the British and as a leader who struggled for water, forest, land and identity of the tribals.
जल, जंगल, जमीन और आदिवासी अस्मिता के लिए संघर्ष कर अंग्रेजों के दांत खट्टे कर दिए। आपने कहा कि आदिवासियों के जल, जंगल, जमीन से जुड़े फ़ैसले आदिवासी लेंगे।
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) November 15, 2019
आदिवासी महानायक और स्वतंत्रता सेनानी भगवान बिरसा मुण्डा को उनकी जयंती पर शत शत नमन।#धरतीआबा_बिरसामुंडा pic.twitter.com/bxA94e47MK
"You said that tribals would take decisions themselves on issues related to water, forest, and land. Tribute to the tribal leader and great freedom fighter Bhagwan Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary," she wrote.
Birsa, who belonged to the Munda tribe, was born on 15 November in 1875.
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During the British rule in the late 19th century, he spearheaded a tribal movement across the tribal belt of modern-day Bihar and Jharkhand. (ANI)
