President Droupadi Murmu extended her greetings to citizens on Goa Liberation Day on Tuesday, paying glowing tributes to freedom fighters who were the architects of the state’s epochal moment.
President Murmu wrote on her official X account, “On Goa Liberation Day, the nation pays homage to the martyrs who laid down their lives for the liberation of Goa from colonial rule.” We salute the bravery and sacrifice of our freedom fighters and armed forces. “I wish the residents of this lovely state a prosperous future.”
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant also took to Twitter to praise the sacrifice and valour of the state’s freedom fighters and army.
“On this historic Goa Liberation Day, I pay tribute to our freedom fighters who fought valiantly to liberate Goa from oppressive colonial rule.” “I commend the Indian Armed Forces for their decisive action with Operation Vijay,” Sawant wrote on his official X account.
“As we stand together to build a ‘Bhangrale Goem’ for future generations, the liberation struggle, the result of determination, fills our hearts with promise and hope.” “Warmest greetings to the people of Goa on this historic occasion of Goa Liberation Day,” the CM wrote in his post.
PS Sreedharan Pillai, the governor of Goa, also honored the soldiers who gave their lives to free Goa from colonial control.
It’s Goa Liberation Day today. After being freed from Portuguese rule on December 19, 1961, Goa became a part of India. Governor Pillai wrote on X, “Let us pay our respects to all those who sacrificed their precious lives for the freedom of Goa.Goa Liberation Day, observed annually on December 19, commemorates the day in 1961 when the Indian Army liberated the state from 450 years of Portuguese rule.
Liberation Day of Goa, 2023
Goa Liberation Day is significant because it commemorates the official liberation and 1961 Indian Union integration of Goa following centuries of Portuguese colonial rule.
Goa Liberation Day 2023: When is it and why?
On Tuesday, December 19, Goa, Daman, and Diu will celebrate Liberation Day with great pomp and circumstance. The Indian Army took control of Goa on this day in 1961 after it had been ruled by the Portuguese for about 451 years. The Indian independence movement of the 19th century had some, though not much, influence on Goa. A tiny number of Goan residents took part in Satyagraha in the 1940s.
