<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended his greetings to the people of the country on the occasion of Independence Day. <br />''Vice President  M. Venkaiah Naidu has greeted the people on the occasion  Independence Day. <br />''<br />''In a message, he said that as we celebrate the tremendous progress that our country has made in the last seven decades, we should not forget how hard-won our freedom is. He said, we should take a moment to salute those valiant freedom fighters whose courage and sacrifice freed our motherland from the shackles of colonial rule.</span><br />