
On This Day: Key Events On August 14, From Partition Horrors Remembrance Day To Pakistan's Independence
In 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that 14 August will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day in India. Pakistan was carved out as a Muslim country after the division of India by the British colonial rule in 1947, and millions of people were displaced and many lakhs of them lost their lives as large scale rioting broke out. In a tweet, the Prime Minister had wrote ,“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.”
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