The
President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind releasing a set of 8 Commemorative
Postage Stamps, at the ‘At Home’ reception for Freedom Fighters, hosted by him,
on the occasion of 75th Anniversary of the Quit India Movement, at Rashtrapati
Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 09, 2017. The Vice President, Shri M. Hamid
Ansari, the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Minister of State for
Communications (Independent Charge) and Railways, Shri Manoj Sinha and our Secretary (Posts) Shri A. N. Nanda also seen in the picture.
On
the occasion, the President honoured and felicitated 93 freedom fighters from
across the country in the presence of the Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari;
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi; Union Minister for Home Affairs Shri Rajnath
Singh and other dignitaries.
Each
of the freedom fighters was gifted an electric kettle with a personal message
from the President. In his message, the President said “I extend warm
greetings to you on the 75th Anniversary of the Quit India Movement. The
nation is proud of our freedom fighters and salutes them. This small
token is our people’s appreciation of your successful struggle against
colonialism. I wish you happiness, good health and a long life."
On
the occasion, the President also released a set of 8 Commemorative
Postage Stamps on 75 years of 1942 Freedom Struggle.
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