New Delhi, April 15 -- Filmmaker Karan Johar expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for remembering the brave fight of lawyer C Sankaran Nair against the Britishers after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

During a public gathering in Haryana on Monday, PM Modi honoured Nair's historic legacy, remembering his heroism in standing up against the British empire after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, where British troops fired on unarmed civilians in Amritsar on April 13, 1919, fuelling national outrage and galvanising the fight for independence.

"He could have enjoyed all the luxuries, but inspired by Jallianwalah Bagh, he raised his voice against British atrocities. He was removed from his post. He was from Kerala and the incident ...