Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday that August 14 will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day in the memory of the struggles and sacrifices of people. Taking to his official Twitter account a day ahead of Indian Independence Day, PM Modi expressed that ‘partition’s pains can never be forgotten’.
Modi noted that millions of people were displaced and many lost their lives due to mindless hate and violence caused by the partition. In a series of posts on the microblogging site, PM Modi said, “Partition’s pains can never be forgotten. Millions of our sisters and brothers were displaced and many lost their lives due to mindless hate and violence. In memory of the struggles and sacrifices of our people, 14th August will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day.” May the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, the prime minister said, keep “reminding us of the need to remove the poison of social divisions, disharmony and further strengthen the spirit of oneness, social harmony and human empowerment”. India achieved independence in 1947, the event marked country’s separation and division into two major dominions – India and Pakistan. Pakistan was carved out as a Muslim country and millions of people were displaced and many lakhs of them lost their lives as large scale rioting broke out. The Dominion of India is today the Republic of India (since 1950); while the Dominion of Pakistan was composed of what is known today as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (since 1956) and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (since 1971). India will be celebrating its 75th Independence Day on Sunday.
