Dandi March Anniversary 2025: PM Narendra Modi Pays Tribute to Freedom Fighters, Says ‘Mahatma Gandhi-Led March a Defining Chapter in India’s Freedom Struggle’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to the participants of the Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930, describing it as a defining chapter in India's freedom struggle. Gandhi had launched the march on this day from his Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi to protest the British tax on salt.
New Delhi, March 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to the participants of the Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930, describing it as a defining chapter in India's freedom struggle. Gandhi had launched the march on this day from his Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi to protest the British tax on salt.
"Today, we pay homage to all those who participated in the historic Dandi March, a defining chapter in India's freedom struggle. Led by Mahatma Gandhi, this March ignited a nationwide movement for self-reliance and independence," Modi said on X. PM Narendra Modi Conferred With Mauritius' Highest 'The Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean' Award (Watch Video).
PM Modi Pays Homage to Participants of Dandi March
"The courage, sacrifice and unwavering commitment to truth and non-violence of all those who took part in the Dandi March continues to inspire generations," he added. The march garnered massive popular support and is considered a seminal turn in India's Independence movement.
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