Paying glowing tributes to the icons of India’s freedom struggle on the occasion of the country’s 77th Independence Day here on Tuesday, August 15, Social Welfare Minister H.C. Mahadevappa, who is also the Minister in charge of Mysuru district, highlighted Karnataka government’s programmes for Mysuru district.
Delivering the Independence Day speech after unfurling the national tricolour at Bannimantap grounds in Mysuru, Mr. Mahadevappa said the non-violent struggle for India’s independence under Mahatma Gandhi’s leadership stood a model for the rest of the world.
He not only recalled Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabbhai Patel, Gopalakrishna Gokhale, Lokamanya Tilak, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad and B.R. Ambedkar’s role in the struggle, but also the contribution of freedom fighters from Karnataka like Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna, Rani Kittur Channamma, Boodi Basappa Nayak, Venkatappa Nayak and Gangadharrao Deshpande.
