On the 79th Independence Day of India, veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar shared a hearty message on X, reminding people that the freedom of the country was earned through immense sacrifices and was not easily assigned. However, when a troll suggested that he should celebrate Independence Day on August 14 instead of August 15, Akhtar reacted a sharp reaction, referring to his family sacrifices for India’s freedom struggle.

On August 15, Javed Akhtar posted, “Happy Independence Day to all my Indian sisters and brothers. Do not forget that this freedom was not given to us on a plate. Today we should remember those people who had gone to jail and they were hanged to attain us. Let us never lose this precious gift.”

Soon after, a troll commented, “Aapka Happy Independence for August 14“He should mark Pakistan’s Independence Day.

Akhtar hit back with a strong reply. He wrote, “Beta Jab Tumre Bap Dada Angrez’s plows chaat rahe thai my elder country’s freedom, the rhythm of the freedom of the country, I had to kill me. Apni auqat mein raho (Son, while your ancestors were licking the British shoes, my ancestors were dying Black sharp for country freedomknow your place). ,

Black water refers to the Cellular Jail in the Andaman Islands, where many Indian freedom fighters suffered rigorous imprisonment under British rule.

Javed Akhtar’s family India’s freedom struggle is a strong relationshipHis great-grandfather, Fazal-e-Hak Khairabadi, was a poet and freedom fighter, who in 1857, supporting the rebellion against the British and was sent to the Andamanas where he died. His grandfather, Mujtar Khairabari, and father, Jan Nisar Akhtar, were also famous poets, who were known for writing about freedom, justice and resistance.