Jalgaon, June 20 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that the history related to tribal heroes who fought against the Britishers has never reached the common citizens. He mentioned that the Britishers termed them as "criminals", fearing their decline.

CM Fadnavis inaugurated the memorial of Khajya Naik in Maharashtra's Jalgaon on Friday.

Devendra Fadnavis also hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that in the Amrit Mahotsav of independence, PM Modi clearly mentioned the stories related to the country's tribal heroes and what they have brought to the nation.

"Our tribal heroes fought against the British, but unfortunately, their history never truly reached us. The British, fearing their rise, labelled t...