- Tuesday, March 04, 2025
By: Shubham Ghosh
Turkish ambassador to India Firat Sunel on Thursday (9) shared a heart-warming post on Twitter where he thanked a group of Indian citizens who donated 100 blankets for the victims of the deadly earthquake that rocked the country on Monday (6).
The diplomat shared on his social media account a picture of a letter which started with the message, “Sending love from India”.
It added, “Our regards to all Turkish people. Just two days ago, we all are very worried about the loss of life and property in the natural calamity in Turkey, we all Indians are standing with Turkey in their grief in this hour of trouble. God bless Turkey and give it courage to deal with this trouble.”
Sometimes the meaning of words is much deeper than their meaning in dictionary like in this letter attached by an Indian family to one of the blanket donations…#VasudhaivaKutumbakam#earthquakeinturkey
???? pic.twitter.com/78ncF8OnL7— Fırat Sunel फिरात सुनेल فرات صونال (@firatsunel) February 9, 2023
The letter was signed by Kuldeep, Amarjeet, Sukhdev and Gaurav. The details about their identities were blurred.
Sunel wrote in the caption of the post, “Sometimes the meaning of words is much deeper than their meaning in dictionary like in this letter attached by an Indian family to one of the blanket donations #VasudhaivaKutumbakam.”
The post received a wide appreciation from netizens who sympathised with the victims of the natural disaster which has also affected Turkey’s northern neighbour of Syria. More than 24,000 people have reportedly been killed in the earthquake while several thousands have been injured.
One user wrote, “Sincerest thanks and love for Turkish people. Wish quicker recovery from this disaster”.
“We all #Indians are praying for our brethren in #Turkiye and #Syria. May God shower blessings on both the #Dost countries”, said another.
The Indian government launched Operation Dost to extend assistance to Turkey and Syria to aid the victims. So far, India has sent medical supplies, officials and search-and-rescue teams to find survivors.
Several other countries, including the US, China, Britain, and the European Union, including US, China, Britain, European Union have also sent aid to the country.
The first major earthquake hit central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday measuring 7.8 on the Richter Scale. Later, Turkey saw two more earthquakes on the same day of 7.6 and 6.0 magnitudes, respectively.
On Tuesday (7), two more earthquakes hit the country of magnitude 5.5 and 5.4.
