HRD minister's oops moment, says Nehru and Patel were hanged
August 23, 2016  11:59
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May be Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar should brush up on his history!

Speaking at a meeting in Madhya Pradesh, Javadekar said, "The fight for independence that began in 1857 ended 90 years later when we threw the British out. We salute freedom fighters. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Sardar Patel, Pandit (Jawahar Lal Nehru), Bhagat Singh and Rajguru who were hanged."

Uhh, Mr Minister, India's first prime minister Nehru died of natural causes in 1964. He was 74.

Patel, who went on be independent India's first home minister, died in 1950 at the age of 75. 

Bose's death is still a matter of debate. The freedom fighter disappeared after a plane crash in Taiwan in 1945.

Bhagat Singh and Rajguru were indeed executed by the British in 1931.

Image: File pic of Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhai Patel. 
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