Union home minister Amit Shah has laid the foundation for the Raniย Gaidinliuย Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum inย Luangkaoย village ofย Tamenglongย district in Manipur.ย 

Taking part in the foundation laying ceremony Amit Shah said that tribal freedomย fighter’sย museum will help unite the society.ย 

โ€œTribal Freedom Fighters museums being made in different parts of the country will help in unifying our society,โ€ said home minister Amit Shah.ย 

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Shah added: โ€œThe urban population is not aware about the struggles and sacrifices of the tribal population in Indiaโ€™s independence.โ€ย 

โ€œThis is why PM Modi decided to make such museums in different states,โ€ Shah said.ย 

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The union home minister informed that the government hasย invested Rs 195 crores, out of which Rs 110 crore have been issued.ย 

Such tribal freedom fightersโ€™ museums will be constructed in Gujarat, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Manipur.ย ย 

โ€œThis will instil patriotism. PM Modi has done various kinds of projects on tribal development,โ€ said Amit Shah.ย 

Earlier, in fitting tribute to the freedom fighters from Manipur, the central government announced its decision to rename Mount Harriet atย Kalapaniย in Andaman and Nicobar Islands as Mount Manipur.ย 

Manipurโ€™s Maharajaย Kulchandraย Dhwaj Singh and 22 other freedom fighters were imprisoned atย Mount Harriet during Indiaโ€™s Independence struggle.ย