Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said tribal freedom fighters had been left out of history taught to generations, crediting Birsa Munda with restoring tribal self-respect and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with bringing the contributions of forgotten tribal heroes back into public focus.

Fadnavis was addressing a gathering at the inauguration of the Rashtriya Adivasi Sanskrutik Mahotsav in Gadchiroli, organised to mark the 151st birth anniversary of Birsa Munda and Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas. Prime Minister Modi addressed the programme virtually.