Tradition continues! PM Modi celebrates Diwali with soldiers in Kargil

PM Modi celebrated Diwali with the soldiers of Indian Army in Ladakh's Kargil district.

It has now become a tradition for Modi to spend time with soldiers posted on the frontlines as he has been doing this since coming to power in 2014.

Addressing the armed forces, Modi said "India has always viewed war as the last resort, but the armed forces have the strength and strategies to give a befitting reply to anyone who casts an evil eye on the nation."

In 2014, the prime minister had celebrated the festival of lights with soldiers at the Siachen Glacier. In 2016, he met personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), the Dogra Scouts and the army at Sumdoh near the China border.

Modi, in 2017, was in the Gurez sector in north Kashmir. In 2019, Modi celebrated Diwali in Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir. In 2020, he was at a border post of Longewala on Diwali, while last year, he was in Nowshera.

Modi shared an emotional reunion with army officer Major Amit, who presented the PM with a picture which shows the then Gujarat chief minister during his visit to the Sainik School where he studied.