By Admin 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on Indonesia tour, has praised former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik. He has said that Patnaik played an important role in safely evacuating Indonesian leaders from Dutch-occupied Java during the country’s freedom struggle.
PM Modi said that Patnaik was a pilot. He had safely transported the country’s then Prime Minister Sultan Shahrir and Vice President Mohammad Hatta to India. This increased the closeness between India and Indonesia.
He said that both our countries got independence at almost the same time. Indonesia in 1945 and India in 1947. When it came to sovereignty as independent countries, India strongly supported Indonesia’s independence movement in the United Nations. During this period, respected Biju Patnaik played the role. In this way he safely transported PM Sultan Shahrir and Vice President Mohammad Hatta to India. This brought both the countries closer. .
Which development did PM Modi mention?
Actually, the matter is of 1947. Here Biju Patnaik played an important role in the Indonesian national revolution against Dutch colonial rule, risking his life. At Nehru’s request, he broke the Dutch siege and rescued top Indonesian rebel leaders. Attracted the world’s attention towards their fight for freedom. This is about the time of the Second World War. When the Dutch tried to recapture Indonesia. There was a major military attack.
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He put Indonesian PM Sultan Shahrir and Vice President Mohammad Hatta under house arrest in Jakarta to suppress the independence movement. Also all exit routes were closed. Then Nehru sent 31 year old Patnaik on a secret mission to take out the leaders. So that we can create an atmosphere against the Dutch people at the international level.
Biju Patnaik was also accompanied by his wife.
In July 1947, Biju Patnaik and his co-pilot, his wife Gyanvati Patnaik, flew a Douglas C-47 military aircraft from India into Indonesian airspace. On this, the Dutch people threatened to shoot down the plane. In response, Patnaik said that any attack would result in retaliatory targeting of Dutch aircraft in Indian skies. After this, Shajrir and Hatta were successfully evacuated from the country via Singapore. Reached New Delhi safely on 24 July 1947.
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