<span style="color: #222222;">Today is the birth anniversary of great nationalist and freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, popularly called Veer Savarkar.<br />'' <br />'' Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the great revolutionary leader and social reformer on the occasion. The Prime Minister also shared a video message on the social media platform on the occasion.<br />'' <br />''Home Minister Amit Shah also paid tributes to Veer Savarkar on his birth anniversary. In a series of tweets, Mr Shah said, Savarkar was the epitome of sacrifice and tenacity. He said, Veer Savarkar was given two life terms of imprisonment but the inhuman tortures in the dungeon could not deter his resolve to return to the ultimate glory of Mother Bharati. The Home Minister said, Veer Savarkar's unparalleled contribution to the freedom movement and his efforts to remove the social evil of untouchability from society can never be forgotten.</span><br />