Modi honors Savarkar and Indian soldiers during Marseille visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi honored French activists in Marseille for their role in resisting Britain's attempt to capture Indian freedom fighter Veer Savarkar in 1910. He emphasized Savarkar's bravery as an enduring inspiration. Modi, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, visited the Mazargues War Cemetery to pay tribute to Indian soldiers who fought in the World Wars. They laid a tricolor-themed wreath at the site. Savarkar had escaped from a British ship but was captured by French authorities. He was later returned to British custody and sentenced to life imprisonment.