Politics | Governance
Modi salutes Goa’s freedom fighters on Liberation Day
THE STATESMAN, NEW DELHI | 19 December 2015 19:22 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday admired the “courage” and “bravery” of the freedom fighters of Goa on the state’s 54th Liberation Day.
In a tweet, Modi said: “Greetings to the people of Goa on Goa Liberation Day. We salute the courage & bravery of those who were a part of the movement to free Goa.”
Goa was liberated from 450 years of colonial rule of the Portugese rule on December 19, 1961.
