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Ahmedabad, Jan 21 (PTI) Gujarat"s tableau at the Republic Day parade in Delhi will showcase the massacre of 1,200 tribal freedom fighters of Sabarkantha district by the British, an official said on Saturday.
At least 1,200 tribal freedom fighters of Pal Dadhvaav in Sabarkantha district were killed by the British in an unprovoked firing on March 7, 1922.
“The 45-feet long, 14-feet wide and 16-feet high official tableau from Gujarat for the Republic Day parade will represent the incident of indiscriminate firing by the British army on the tribal revolutionaries of Pal Dadhvaav village,” an official release said.
A seven-feet statue of Motilal Tejawat, who was regarded as the "Gandhi of Koliyari" by the tribals, will be the main highlight of the tableau and a statue of H G Saturn, the British cavalier who gave the firing order, will also be depicted in it, the release stated.
Apart from these, there are six other statues on the tableau and six artistes will also be performing to bring to life the pain of the tragedy, it was stated.
There will be 4-feet tall statues of four tribal freedom fighters carrying torches as the symbol of revolution.