Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik paid homage to the brave Indian soldiers on the 19th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas.
Naveen Patnaik took the Twitter route to pay homage to the brave Indian soldiers who made supreme sacrifices in securing the country’s frontiers by giving a befitting reply to Pakistan’s misadventure in 1999.
Tributes to the brave soldiers of India who lost their lives on line of duty at Kargil 1999. On 19th #KargilVijayDiwas, I offer homage to the brave hearts who fought with exemplary valour in victory of our Motherland. pic.twitter.com/spYmEKmZQH
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) July 26, 2018
The day, which marks India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1999 Kargil War, also remembers those who sacrificed their lives for the country.
People from all walks of the life pay their tributes to the martyred heroes of the country.
This day in 1999, after fighting for more than 60 days, India took command of the high outposts that were occupied by the Pakistani intruders.
The three-day long celebrations began Tuesday at the Drass War Memorial in Kargil town in Jammu and Kashmir by paying tributes to the heroes and laying wreath at the memorial.
However, the main function of the celebration will be held Thursday with the wreath-laying ceremony being a part of it.
