While speaking at the Indonesian Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered Odisha’s Biju Patnaik, highlighting his significant part in the nation's struggle for freedom. Patnaik famously piloted a plane into Java, which was under Dutch control at the time, to extract Indonesian Prime Minister Sutan Sjahrir and Vice President Mohammad Hatta. He transported them to India, a move that proved vital in gaining the global backing necessary for Indonesia to achieve its sovereignty.

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