Hyderabad's Museum removes Nehru's portrait, omits his name from independence timeline during exhibition on freedom struggle
Surprisingly, the wall of the museum was adorned with the portrait of freedom fighter Veer Savarkar. This incident took place during the exhibition conducted as per the Centre’s Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative.
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May 31: In a major development, Hyderabad's Salar Jung Museum has removed a portrait of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, from the museum. Not only that, but the museum, which was opened by India’s first Prime Minister, also omitted the "Nehru's" name from the independence timeline, including the hosting of the Indian tricolour by him on August 15, 1947.
Surprisingly, the wall of the museum was adorned with the portrait of freedom fighter Veer Savarkar. This incident took place during the exhibition conducted as per the Centre’s Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative.
While speaking about the matter, a museum authority informed that the decision was taken to highlight the contributions of unsung heroes of the freedom movement. "There is no specific reason for skipping Jawaharlal Nehru. We just wanted to highlight the unsung heroes of the freedom struggle rather than focusing on the widely known activists. Jawaharlal Nehru is far more famous than these personalities and they require more spotlight.," the official added.
The decision by the Centre drew the ire of Telangana Congress party workers, who hit the streets in protest. They claimed that Veer Savarkar, who spent his prime years in Cellular Jail in Port Blair, had no contribution to the freedom movement.
The Congress workers had also sought an apology from the Modi government and the removal of the portrait of Veer Savarkar. On Friday (May 27), Congress leader Manickam Tagore alleged, "Sanghi’s always do ..write Lies as Truth .. hide true Heroes and place fake heroes.. now in Salar Jung Museum. We won’t keep silence before lies."
"Hyderabad Youth Congress President Motha Rohit and his team protest in Salar Jung museum and Sanghi’s Sarkar for not placing the portrait of Pandit Nehru the first prime minister of the country and placing Savarkar’s photo who has written mercy letters to British. Well done," he further added.
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