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Modi, Rajnath, Parrikar pay tributes to Kargil martyrs

| | Jul 26, 2016, at 05:21 pm
New Delhi, July 26 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid glowing tributes to the martyred soldiers on the 17th Kargil Vijay Diwas, which is observed every year to commemorate the victory in the war against Pakistan in 1999.

Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, the PM said : "On Kargil Vijay Diwas I bow to every valiant soldier who fought for India till the very last breath. Their heroic sacrifices inspire us."

"India will never forget the fearlessness with which our courageous soldiers gave a befitting & unforgettable reply to the intruders," he said.


"We recall with pride, the firmness demonstrated by India’s political leadership in 1999, which ensured a decisive victory in Kargil," Modi said in another tweet. 

Home Minister Rajnath Singh also said in twitter : "I salute the supreme sacrifice & exemplary courage of our soldiers who laid down their lives in Kargil war.They are our nation's true heroes."

 
According to reports, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Army, Navy and Air Force chiefs  paid homage in a memorial service at Amar Jawan Jyoti in the National Capital to commemorate the sacrifice made by the soldiers.

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