If martyrs are not worshiped, then from where will this seed come, who will put soil on his forehead after addressing the Earth as mother. With the utterance of these words, Governor Mangubhai Patel and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan paid homage to Jannayak Tantya Mama, a symbol of tribal pride and identity, on his sacrifice day in a memorial program organized at Nehru Stadium, Indore today.
In the remembrance program, Governor Patel and Chief Minister Chouhan worshiped the Gaurav Kalash Yatra organized in the memory of Jannayak Tantya Mama. They also paid respect to the descendants of Krantisurya Jannayak Tantya Mama and honored them.
Patel said that he is feeling happy and proud to participate in the program organized on the martyrdom day of the great leader of freedom movement Krantisurya Jannayak Tantya Mama. Patel thanked Chief Minister Chouhan for organizing a grand program to honor the memory and martyrdom of Jannayak Tantya Mama. He told that the Gaurav Kalash Yatra, dedicated to the sacrifice of Tantya Mama, came to Indore today after traveling thousands of kilometers. Lakhs of people participated in this yatra, which itself shows the popularity of Tantya Mama. He said that efforts are being made day and night by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Chouhan for the welfare and all-round development of the tribal community.
The Chief Minister said that the British of even up to England were scared by the name of Tantya Mama. Tantya Mama, the leader of the freedom movement, took up arms against the atrocities against the poor. Today is the time to remember the tribal heroes like Tantya Mama who dedicated the last drop of their body's blood for the country's independence.