 "22nd Kargil Vijay Diwas: Narendra Modi, M Venkaiah Naidu pay tribute to martyred soldiers of 1999 war")
New Delhi: On the 21st Kargil Vijay Diwas on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu took to Twitter to pay their tributes to the soldiers of the 1999 Kargil War.
However, President Ram Nath Kovind could not visit Drass on Monday for paying homage to Kargil martyrs on the 22nd anniversary of Vijay Diwas due to bad weather, an official. The president instead visited the Baramulla War memorial in north Kashmir where he laid a wreath to pay homage to the martyrs.
Modi tweeted, “We remember their sacrifices. We remember their valour. Today, on Kargil Vijay Diwas we pay homage to all those who lost their lives in Kargil protecting our nation. Their bravery motivates us every single day.”
We remember their sacrifices.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 26, 2021
We remember their valour.
Today, on Kargil Vijay Diwas we pay homage to all those who lost their lives in Kargil protecting our nation. Their bravery motivates us every single day.
Also sharing an excerpt from last year’s ’Mann Ki Baat.’ pic.twitter.com/jC42es8OLz
Meanwhile, the Vice President Secretariat also tweeted, quoting Naidu, “On Kargil Vijay Diwas, I join the nation in remembering our armed forces’’ saga of valour & gallantry. I salute the heroes of the Kargil war & Operation Vijay and pay my respectful homage to the martyrs for their supreme sacrifice.” “The nation will remain forever grateful to them & their families,” the Vice President said.
The nation will remain forever grateful to them & their families. #KargilVijayDiwas2021
— Vice President of India (@VPIndia) July 26, 2021
On the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, Rahul Gandhi tweeted, “Heartfelt tributes to every soldier who laid down his life for the dignity of our tricolour.”
हमारे तिरंगे की गरिमा में अपनी जान देने वाले प्रत्येक सेनानी को दिल से श्रद्धांजलि। देश की सुरक्षा के लिए आपके व आपके परिवारों के इस सर्वोच्च बलिदान को हम हमेशा याद करेंगे।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 26, 2021
जय हिंद।#KargilVijayDiwas pic.twitter.com/66IGe50kiy
In 1999, the Indian armed forces defeated attempts by Pakistan to capture strategic heights in Kargil. It was named ‘‘Operation Vijay’’ (victory).
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