Telangana CM KCR pays tributes to Birsa Munda
The Chief Minister noted that Birsa Munda had sacrificed his life at a very young age fighting for the country's independence, for the self-respect and rights of the adivasis, tribes and found a permanent place in the history of the country's freedom movement.
KCR, as the Chief Minister is popularly known, said that under self-governance in Telangana, the government is implementing several welfare and development programmes for the adivasis, tribes and protecting their self-respect.
The Union government has declared November 15 as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas or Tribal Pride Day as a tribute to Birsa Munda.
Born on November 15, 1875, in Ulihatu village in present day Jharkhand, Birsa Munda participated in the freedom movement.
