PM Modi greets soldiers on Army Day

On the occasion of Army Day today, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi greeted the Indian soldiers and said that the country is proud of their bravery and courage. Modi he bows to their indomitable grit and determination of Indian Army.

The Prime Minister also greeted Army ex-servicemen and their families on occasion of Army Day.

Modi tweeted :

सेना दिवस के अवसर पर हमारे जवानों, पूर्व सैनिकों और उनके परिवारों को बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएं। हम सभी देशवासियों को अपने सैनिकों के दृढ़ संकल्प एवं समर्पण पर गर्व है। मैं उनके अदम्य साहस एवं वीरता को प्रणाम करता हूं।

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 15, 2019

On 15 January every year Army Day is celebrated in India, in recognition of Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa's (then a Lieutenant General) taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949.

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