| 1. MS Bitta is an Indian social activist and former politician who served as a minister in Beant Singh’s cabinet in 1992. |
| 2. He was born into a non-jat Punjabi Sikh family. |
| 3. During his childhood, he had street fights with other children and wasn't keen on studies. |
| 4. At the age of seven, he took an oath in Jallianwala Bagh after learning about the 1919 massacre. |
| 5. He changed schools frequently due to getting into fights with other children. |
| 6. He dropped out of Khalsa College, Amritsar after two years of pursuing graduation. |
| 7. In the 1970s, he started organizing public rallies after joining the Indian Youth Congress. |
| 8. In 1983, he began organizing pro-nation rallies as the district chief of the Indian Youth Congress amid rising terrorism in Punjab. |
| 9. In 1983, a bomb attack meant to thwart his flag hoisting on 15 August left him seriously injured. |
| 10. He served as the PWD minister in Beant Singh's government in 1992 before leaving politics post a failed assassination attempt. |
| 11. In 1995, he founded the NGO All India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF) to raise anti-terrorism awareness. |
| 12. He openly criticizes terror activities and political parties for their stance on terrorism. |
| 13. During the Covid-19 pandemic, AIATF collaborated with other NGOs to aid victims and their families. |
| 14. He has been a vocal critic of Pakistan’s ISI, accusing them of planning attacks in India. |
| 15. He assisted in catching a bribe-taking officer to help the family of late IAF fighter pilot Vijay Ahuja. |
| 16. He has received multiple death threats from prominent terror organizations. |
| 17. He is among three individuals with a government accommodation without being an MP or holding any official government position. |
| 18. A biopic titled 'Zinda Shaheed' about his life was announced in 2019. |
| 19. In 1983, a bomb attack using 40 kg RDX meant to thwart his flag hoisting on 15 August left him seriously injured. |
| 20. On 09 May 1992, he and his friend Charanjit Singh Bedi were severely injured in a car bombing in Amritsar that killed 13 people. |
| 21. On 11 September 1993, he survived a deadly car bomb attack at Indian Youth Congress premises on Raisina Road, New Delhi, which killed 9 people and wounded 36 others. He escaped with shrapnel wounds to the chest. |
| 22. He has been granted lifetime Z-category security by the government due to multiple assassination attempts. |
