Amritsar, April 14 -- Bollywood star Akshay Kumar thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for honouring lawyer-nationalist C Sankaran Nair's legacy during a public gathering in Haryana.

Akshay took to Instagram and shared a video of PM Modi remembering Nair's brave fight against Britishers after Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.

"Thank you Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji for remembering the great Chettur Sankaran Nair ji and his contribution to our freedom struggle. It is so important that we as a nation, especially the younger generation values the great women and men who fought valiantly to ensure that we breathe in a free country! Our Kesari Chapter 2, is a humble effort to remind everyone that we must never take our freedom for granted,"...