Remembering Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev on the day of their martyrdom: Twitter pays tribute to the martyrs

On March 23, 1931, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, laid down their lives for the independence of India from colonial rule. 

People took to Twitter to pay tribute to the three young men, who to make their voice heard, made noise in an assembly by dropping a grenade that just made noise, but did not take any life.

The British Raj had sentenced the three martyrs to be hanged to death for their involvement in the killing of John Saunders, whom they had mistaken for James Scott, a British police superintendent. They had wanted to kill Scott because they were of the belief that he played a pivotal role in the death of eminent nationalist leader Lala Lajpat Rai. Prison did not dissuade the ignited spirit of Singh, who even behind the bars, participated in hunger strikes, whilst demanding for improved rights for the imprisoned Indians. It is this fearless spirit of the martyrs that Indians celebrate every year on Martyr’s Day.

This is what people tweeted

Headline that shocked the Nation !!
The Tribune Newspaper reporting #BhagatSingh, Rajguru & Sukhdev's execution in 1931.#ShaheedDiwas pic.twitter.com/kd9IlHvJN1

— Prasar Bharati (@prasarbharati) March 23, 2017

Salute to the 3 brave warriors Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev & Rajguru on #ShaheedDiwas .
Martyrs never Die, they live on in hearts of millions. pic.twitter.com/BuHvzkoWY7

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) March 23, 2017

Remembering Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev on the day of their martyrdom. India will never forget their courage & sacrifice.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 23, 2017

My tribute to the great Indian freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on #ShaheedDiwas. pic.twitter.com/QeClXV7YaG

— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) March 23, 2017

Homage to Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Shaheed Shivram Hari Rajguru & Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar on their 86th Martyrdom Day. #ShaheedDiwas

SS pic.twitter.com/NQCJ3V9xkL

— Suparno Satpathy (@SuparnoSatpathy) March 23, 2017