Dhoni says, ‘zara yaad karo kurbani’ on Martyrs’ Day
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s passion for India’s armed forces is quite known. On Wednesday, March 23 which is known as Martyrs Day (Shaheed diwas) in remembrance of brave hearts Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, the former India skipper urged the country’s youngsters to remember their sacrifices in India’s freedom struggle.
Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were hanged in a Lahore jail by the British rulers on March 23, 1931.
“Personally it is a very important day for me. The modern day youngsters celebrate different days like New Year’s eve (on December 31), Valentine’s day, Diwali, Eid and Christmas. At the same time it is also important that we look back into our history to remember what happened on March 23. It is a very significant day because Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were hanged by the Britishers. It is important to note that Bhagat Singh was just 23. He wanted to do a lot of things. And in a short life span, he achieved a lot of things,” Dhoni told a journalist, which was uploaded on his Facebook page.
“It is important to know our history. The freedom that we have in our country today is because of everyone’s contributions. There are many people who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the nation. I want to tell the youngsters 23rd March ko
. If these people were not there, we would not have been able to roam freely like today. We would not the constitutional rights that we enjoy,” Dhoni said in his conversation.
Dhoni wanted to draw the attention on Bhagat Singh’s age when he decided to take the plunge in freedom movement. “Bhagat Singh was very disappointed after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. That’s when he decided to remove the Britishers from our country. The important aspect in this is that Bhagat Singh was only 12,” stressed Dhoni before speaking about the Central Assembly bombing incident for which Bhagat Singh and his mates had to go to jail. “It was a well-thought out strategy. He wanted to prove a point. They selected the assembly, threw leaflets and shouted slogan ‘Inquilab zindabaad’.
“They could have easily run from there, but they didn’t do that. They wanted to be treated under laws. During the interrogation, he told the lawyer to ask him several questions so that he can reveal to the nation how he made those bombs. That helped other freedom fighters,” said Dhoni.