Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday marked Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, paying tribute to those who suffered during the Partition and recalling the courage of people who rebuilt their lives despite immense loss and displacement.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also remembered the victims of Partition and described August 14, 1947, as one of the most brutal chapters in history. In a post on X, HM Shah said: “The day of 14 August 1947 stands witness to one of the most brutal chapters in history, in which millions of people had to lose their lives enduring inhuman suffering, and tens of millions were forced to abandon their homes, property, and loved ones and become displaced. It was a moment in history that tore apart several lives…families were uprooted, loved ones were lost, and immense suffering was endured. I pay my respectful homage to all those who lost their lives in this catastrophe and to those who struggled against the atrocities. A humble tribute to the innocent citizens who lost their lives in this horrific fragmentation.
We recall the courage of all those who were impacted by Partition. This scar of the country’s partition, which is a gift from the Congress, will never be forgotten by history. ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ reminds us to recall that unimaginable pain, learn from it, and conveys the message of holding the unity and integrity of the nation above all. Their memories will forever inspire us to build a strong, united, and indivisible India.”
In a post on X, PM Modi said: “Today we mark Partition Horrors Remembrance Day.
In a post on X, Yogi Adityanath said: “The Partition of 1947 was not merely a division of boundaries. Earlier reporting noted: PM Modi recalls the courage of all those who were impacted by Partition Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered the victims of the 1947 Partition on Friday (August 14, 2026), the eve of Independence Day. Earlier reporting noted: The Modi government has been observing August 14 as the ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ since 2021 in remembrance of those who lost their lives in riots after the country’s division and the ensuing exodus.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also paid tribute to those who lost their lives during Partition and said the event was not merely a division of geographical boundaries but also a breaking apart of families, relationships and emotions. It was a moment in history that tore apart several lives — families were uprooted, loved ones were lost and immense suffering was endured,” PM Modi said on X.
“Through Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, the Modi government is reaching the memories of this tragedy to the youth, so that the forces seeking to divide the country again can never succeed and ‘Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat’(One India, Excellent India) becomes our supreme goal,” he added. It was also a shattering of the dreams, relationships, and emotions of countless families. We recall the courage of all those who were impacted by Partition.
Earlier reporting noted: “Today we mark #PartitionHorrorsRemembranceDay.
