Viral video: Indian Army soldiers sing 'Vande Mataram' with PM Modi in attendance

PM Modi visited Kargil this year to celebrate the Festival of Lights and further share the festivities with the soldiers.

FP Trending|Oct 25, 2022, 18:28:45 IST

Just like every year since 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi this year visited Kargil on Diwali and further celebrated the festival with the security personnel. Earlier on Tuesday, 25 October, as the nation indulged in the Diwali festivities, PM Modi visited Kargil and met the high-spirited soldiers. Taking to his official Twitter handle, the Prime Minister also shared pictures and videos from as he can be seen spending quite a delightful time with the dynamic soldiers. He also interacted with them and further gave an empowering speech. In one such amazing video from PM Modi's Diwali celebrations, we can see him joining a group of soldiers who sang 'Vande Mataram' on the occasion. The PM was also seen singing along to the tunes of the soldiers and further clapping for them. Sharing the video on his Twitter handle, he wrote, "A spirited Diwali in Kargil!"

Beside this, he also shared several videos of the soldiers. In one of those, he can be seen feeding sweets to some soldiers as they sang a Tamil song for the Prime Minister. He captioned the video with "A little bit of Gujarat in Kargil!" Apart from that, soldiers also dedicated a song in Gujarati as the PM joined in and tried matching lyrics.

People also took to the comment section and appreciated the Prime Minister for his warm gesture. One user commented, "Every Diwali, PM Narendra Modi makes it a point to celebrate it with our Armed Forces. Great gesture and a morale booster." Another person lauded PM Modi for his leadership and said, "A powerful nation's prime minister should be like that........JAI HIND." Check responses:

Notably, ever since he assumed office, PM Modi has been visiting soldiers in the forward areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh, among others, and celebrates Diwali with them. He not only spends time interacting with and motivating the soldiers but also distributes sweets among them. Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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