Ali, a descendant of the Tirhut section of Bihar, has finally attained martyr status. Waris Ali was hanged in 1857, but never received martyr status. The Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR), added the name of Waris Ali in the Optical Dictionary of Martyrs – India’s Freedom Fight (1857-1947).
Waris Ali was a Jamadar at Baruraj Police Station in Muzaffarpur district. In June 1857, he was arrested for writing a traitor letter supporting the rebels. Waris Ali was executed on July 7, 1857. The country was unfamiliar with their sacrifices for decades and the name of Waris Ali was confined to official documents. In 2017, Waris Ali and 27 other freedom fighters were tried for martyrdom from the Tirhat area. Waris became Ali Tirhat’s first martyr after the new list was published. So far, Khudiram Bose was hanged in 1908.
The State Coordinator of the Martyrs’ Dictionary and L.S. Dr. Ashok Anshuman, professor of history at the college, said. The publication of the Dictionary of Martyrs has almost changed the history of Tirhat. Dr Ashok Anshuman said that 27 freedom fighters in Tirhut have been given the status of war heroes. He was sent to Port Blair by the British during the War of Independence.
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