Bhopal, Nov 15 (TIWN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the contribution and sacrifices made by the tribals were ignored and not told properly to the nation. Tribals fought against draconian rules of British, but they were not given the space in the history just because of the lack of intent by the political parties which ruled in the states and at the Centre for the last 70 years, he said.

The contributions made by the tribals must be taught at every stage now, the Prime Minister said while addressing a gathering of tribals at Bhopal's Jamburi Maidan on Monday.  "The Congress claims it had roots in the villages and especially in tribal areas but they always used tribals for vote bank. They took votes in the name of poverty but did nothing to improve their condition," Modi said.