New Delhi: India is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas on Friday. It marks the end of Kargil conflict where Indian soldiers successfully recaptured mountain heights that had been seized by Pakistani intruders.
The Kargil War was the last time India and Pakistan came to a full-blown armed conflict. The Kargil War was also the first time India and Pakistan got into an armed conflict after becoming nuclear powers.
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India recaptured all the peaks by July 26, 1999, bringing the Kargil conflict to an end.
More than 500 Indian soldiers died in the Kargil War.
Twitter was flooded with tweets commemorating the martyrdom of soldiers who fought the war on the occasion.
On Kargil Vijay Diwas, a grateful nation acknowledges the gallantry of our Armed Forces on the heights of Kargil in 1999.
We salute the grit and valour of those who defended India, and record our everlasting debt to those who never returned.
Jai Hind! 🇮🇳 #PresidentKovind
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) July 26, 2019
आपकी वीरता आज भी लोक स्मृति में सजीव है जिसे भावी पीढ़ियां श्रद्धापूर्वक स्मरण करेंगी।कृतज्ञ राष्ट्र अमर शहीदों, वीर सैनिकों और उनके परिजनों के त्याग का सम्मान करता है।#KargilVijayDiwas
— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) July 26, 2019
During the Kargil War in 1999, I had the opportunity to go to Kargil and show solidarity with our brave soldiers.
This was the time when I was working for my Party in J&K as well as Himachal Pradesh.
The visit to Kargil and interactions with soldiers are unforgettable. pic.twitter.com/E5QUgHlTDS
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 26, 2019
कारगिल विजय दिवस की २०वीं वर्षगाँठ पर मैं भारतीय सेना के शौर्य एवं बलिदान को नमन करता हूँ।सारा देश उन सभी शहीद सैनिकों को श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित करता है जिन्होंने विपरीत परिस्थितियों के बावजूद बहादुरी से लड़ते हुए भारत के सम्मान की रक्षा की। उनका अदम्य साहस एवं बलिदान प्रेरणास्पद है।
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) July 26, 2019
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