Goa CM Pramod Sawant visits Andaman, pays tributes to Veer Savarkar
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday visited Cellular Jail at Andaman to commemorate 57th Atmarpan Diwas of Veer Savarkar.
In a series of tweet, Sawant has said that one hundred and one Diyas were lit during the occasion to offer tributes at the Cellular Jail.
The chief minister tweeted “Offered tributes to #SwatantryaveerSavarkar at the Cellular Jail Andaman on his 57th ‘Atmarpan’ Divas. I am honored to visit and offer prayers at the Cell where Savarkar was kept and served rigorous imprisonment.”
“Addressed the gathering organized by Shabdamrut Sanstha, in the presence of Chief of Shabdamrut Shri Parth Bawaskar, Grandson of Swatantryaveer Savarkar Shri Ranjit Savarkar, Young singer Mugdha Vaishampayan and Savarkar Bhaktas from Maharashtra and Goa,” he said.
In another tweet, he added “101 Diyas were lit to offer tributes at the Cellular Jail. Songs written by Savarkar were sung at the gathering. I feel blessed to get an opportunity to witness such an event at the sacred place of India’s revolutionary freedom fighters.”
