PM pays tributes to freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma on his 162nd birth anniversary, saying his contribution in the freedom struggle is a source of inspiration for the countrymen.

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"Be it India or abroad, he gave strength to the freedom struggle through his revolutionary ideas," the prime minister wrote on Twitter.

His contribution to the freedom struggle will always remain a source of inspiration for Indians, Modi said.

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Varma founded the Indian Home Rule Society, India House and The Indian Sociologist in London.

He was born on this day in 1857 in Mandvi, Gujarat.

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