'I bow to exemplary courage, supreme sacrifice of our soldiers': President Ram Nath Kovind
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‘I bow to exemplary courage, supreme sacrifice of our soldiers’: President Ram Nath Kovind

New Delhi: President Ramnath Kovind on Wednesday (June 17) prolonged his deepest condolences to the households of the martyred troopers who confirmed ‘exemplary braveness’ and made ‘supreme sacrifices’ in the course of the violent clashes with the Chinese Army on June 15 evening.

President Kovind wrote on his official Twitter account, “As Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, I bow to the exemplary courage and supreme sacrifice of our soldiers to protect the sovereignty and integrity of the country.”

“All those who laid down their lives in Galwan valley of Ladakh have upheld the best traditions of the Indian armed forces. Their valour will be eternally etched in the memory of the nation. My deepest condolences to their families,” added President Kovind.

Twenty Indian Army troopers have been killed in motion on the late night evening of June 15 on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) within the Galwan Valley in japanese Ladakh.

The violent clashes have added to the current rising tensions between the 2 nations.

Earlier at present, Prime Minister Narendra Modi additionally commented on the incident and stated the sacrifice of the Indian troopers is not going to go in useless because the nation’s armed forces are absolutely able to giving a befitting reply to the enemy if instigated.

Also learn: Indian Army salutes its valiant troopers, says their supreme sacrifice is not going to go in useless

The Defence Minister Rajnath Singh additionally grieved the demise of 20 Army personnel asserting that the lack of troopers throughout a face-off within the Galwan Valley in Ladakh “is deeply disturbing and painful”.

Taking to micro-blogging website Twitter, Singh stated that the troopers displayed exemplary braveness and valour within the line of responsibility and sacrificed their lives within the highest traditions of the Indian Army. He added that the nation will always remember their bravery and sacrifice.

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