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PM Narendra Modi Pays Tribute To Freedom Fighter Muthuramalinga Thevar

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to the freedom fighter — Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar — on the occasion of his guru pooja.

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to the freedom fighter — Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar — on the occasion of his guru pooja.

On the occasion of 60th guru pooja and the 115th birth anniversary of the freedom fighter, the Prime Minister tweeted, “I bow to the great Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar on the occasion of his Guru Pooja.

I also recall his outstanding contribution to our nation, particularly in furthering social empowerment, farmer welfare and removing poverty. His ideals will always inspire us.”

Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar was born on October 30, 1908, in Pasumpon in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu.

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He was a freedom-fighter cum spiritual leader and was seen as a deity among the Mukulathor community, according to amritmahotsav.nic.in under the ministry of culture.

The people of the Mukulathor community still make offerings as is done for the deities in temples to the statue on his birthday and guru pooja celebrations.

Thevar became a full-time member of the Congress party and attended the 1927 Congress session at Madras as a volunteer when he was just 19.

He became a close aide of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Netaji introduced Thevar to his mother as his younger sibling, the statement on the website said.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by HW News staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Uttarakhand: Congress To Start Three-Day Yatra From Mana Village, Chamoli

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In the sequence of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee is going to start a three-day yatra from Chamoli District’s Mana village, the last village of the country, on 7th November.

Chamoli:  In the sequence of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee is going to start a three-day yatra from Chamoli District’s Mana village, the last village of the country, on 7th November.

State President Karan Mahara told ANI that in the course of the Bharat Jodo Yatra Congress will take out a yatra from five places in the state.

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The first such yatra is starting from Mana. He said that similarly yatras will be taken out from Kumaon and other parts of Garhwal at different times. Mahara said that apart from the issues of the Bharat-Jodo Yatra, state-level issues will also be included in our padayatra.

He said that these yatras originating from five places in the state would be under his leadership, in which senior party leaders and workers would be involved.
On 31st October, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) planned to launch the Bharat Jodo Yatra, from Assam, a mass contact campaign of the Congress Party, on Tuesday with the aim of covering 834 km distance in the state.
Assam will be led by APCC president Bhupen Kumar Borah on Tuesday and plans to cover 834 Km across the state within 70 days. The Bharat Jodo Yatra, Assam will start from Golakganj in the Dhubri district, situated along Assam-West Bengal Border to the Sadiya district, along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.

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