Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik paid his humble tributes to Baji Rout, the great freedom fighter and country’s youngest martyr, on his birth anniversary today.
The sacrifice and heroism of Baji Rout, who was martyred at the age of 12 fighting freedom for the country, will always be remembered, the CM tweeted.
ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ବୀର ସ୍ଵାଧୀନତା ସଂଗ୍ରାମୀ, ଦେଶର ସର୍ବକନିଷ୍ଠ ଶହୀଦ ବାଜି ରାଉତଙ୍କ ଜୟନ୍ତୀରେ ମୋର ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି। ଦେଶର ସ୍ବାଧୀନତା ପାଇଁ ମାତ୍ର ୧୨ ବର୍ଷ ବୟସରେ ବଳିଦାନ ଦେଇଥିବା ଏହି ଅମର ବୀରଙ୍କ ପରାକ୍ରମ ଓ ବୀରତ୍ଵ ସର୍ବଦା ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ। pic.twitter.com/hyc1RwO9OJ
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) October 5, 2021
Baji Rout was born on 5 October, 1926 in Dhenkanal. Rout, who was a boat boy, was shot by British police when he refused to ferry them across the Brahmani River on the night of 11 October 1938 at Nilakanthapur Ghat, Bhuban, Dhenkanal district.