Bhagat Singh's 118th Birth Anniversary: PM Modi Pays Tribute on Mann Ki Baat: 118 Years of a Revolutionary Legacy

He recounted a poignant detail from Bhagat Singh's final days, noting, "Before being hanged, he had written a letter to the British requesting a prisoner of war-like treatment from the British and that he and his associates be shot to death, rather than being hanged. He was very sensitive towards people's sufferings."