Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik paid his humble tributes to Baji Rout, the youngest Indian martyr, on his birth anniversary today.
The immortality and heroism of this immortal hero, who died at the age of just 12 years of independence, will always be remembered.
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। ସ୍ବାଧୀନତା ପାଇଁ ମାତ୍ର ୧୨ ବର୍ଷ ବୟସରେ ପ୍ରାଣବଳୀ ଦେଇଥିବା ଏହି ଅମର ବୀରଙ୍କ ତ୍ୟାଗ ଓ ବୀରତ୍ଵ ସର୍ବଦା ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ ହୋଇ ରହିବ। pic.twitter.com/eGLkFdyMDK
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) October 5, 2020
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.