Among the utterances of the Independence Day speech of PM Narendra Modi, he mentioned gratitude worthy freedom fighters like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Sardar Vallabbhai Patel, Abdul Kalam Azad and more. Within the array he also brought attention upon the unnoticed contributors such as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Babasaheb Ambedkar, Mangal Pandey, Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad and Ashfaq Ullah Khan. The PM was inclusive in his homage, including women and tribal radicals such as Bhagwan Birsa Munda, Rani Lakshmibai, Jhalkari Bai and more.
