Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Shaheed Bhagat Singh on his 118th birth anniversary on Sunday, calling him an inspiration to the youth.

Addressing the 126th episode of his monthly radio broadcast, Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi recalled Bhagat Singh’s letter to the Britishers demanding a prisoner-of-war-like treatment.

The Prime Minister said, “Amar Shaheed Bhagat Singh is an inspiration for every Indian, especially the youth. Fearlessness was deeply ingrained in his nature.”

“Before being hanged, he had written a letter to the British requesting a prisoner of war-like treatment from the British and that he and his associates be shot to death, rather than being hanged. He was very sensitive towards people’s sufferings,” he added.

Born on September 28, 1907, in a Punjabi Sikh family

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