Updated On: 20 June, 2025 01:44 PM IST | Jalgaon | mid-day online correspondent
Devendra Fadnavis also hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that in the Amrit Mahotsav of independence, PM Modi clearly mentioned the stories related to the country's tribal heroes and what they have brought to the nation

The CM stated that if Khajyaji Naik had lived longer, he would have kept the Britishers out of a large region. Pic/ @CMOMaharashtra
On Friday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated that the history concerning the tribal heroes who opposed British rule has not reached the general populace. He indicated that the British labelled these individuals as "criminals", in fear of their potential decline.
Chief Minister Fadnavis inaugurated the memorial of Khajya Naik in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, on the same day.