'He could've enjoyed all the luxuries:' PM Modi honours C Sankaran Nair legacy

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for honouring lawyernationalist C Sankaran Nairs legacy during a public gathering in HaryanaAkshay took to Instagram and shared a video of PM Modi remembering Nairs brave fight against Britishers after Jallianwala Bagh MassacreView this post on InstagramA post shared by Akshay Kumar akshaykumarThank you Prime Minister Shri narendramodi ji for remembering the great Chettur Sankaran Nair ji and his contribution to our freedom struggle It is so important that we as a nation especially the younger generation values the great women and men who fought valiantly to ensure that we breathe in a free country Our Kesari Chapter 2 is a humble effort to remind everyone that we must never take our freedom for granted Akshay wrote In his speech PM recalled Nairs heroism in standing up against the British empire after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre where British troops fired on unarmed civilians in Amritsar on April 13 1919 fuelling national outrage and galvanising the fight for independence He could have enjoyed all the luxuries but inspired by Jallianwalah Bagh he raised his voice against British atrocities He was removed from his post He was from Kerala and the incident took place in Punjab Sankaran Nair ensured that the British government was brought to the court of law He showed what unity and humanity actually mean We should definitely learn from Sankaran Nair PM saidPM Modi also urged public to remember Nairs contributions and learn valuable lessons from his lifeThe people of Punjab Haryana and Himachal Pradesh should know about Sankaran Nair Every adult and child should be aware of his contributions He is a great inspiration he addedNotably Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar is coming up with the film Kesari 2 in which he will be seen essaying the role of Sankaran Nair On Monday Akshay visited Amritsar and promoted his film with full enthusiasm He even offered prayers at the Golden Temple with his costars Ananya Panday and R MadhavanThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params