- Sunday, March 09, 2025
By: Shubham Ghosh
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (24) spent time with his country’s army personnel in Kargil located close to the Line of Control with Pakistan as part of the Diwali itinerary.
He was also seen singing along to National Song ‘Vande Mataram’ and chanting ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ as part of the Diwali celebrations.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in 'Vande Mataram' singalong with members of the Armed Forces, in Kargil pic.twitter.com/txvve7pN4u
— ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2022
Later, Modi shared a video of him spending time with the troops which he captioned, “A spirited Diwali in Kargil!” He also shared other posts on the social media platform capturing various moments from his visit to the army personnel.
Highlights from today’s Diwali celebrations in Kargil. Watch… pic.twitter.com/ht2B8Y25ER
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 24, 2022
He also fed the personnel sweets with his hand.
A spirited Diwali in Kargil! pic.twitter.com/qtIGesk98x
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 24, 2022
Modi has made it a schedule to celebrate Diwali with soldiers in the forward areas in India’s border states such as Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
A group of soldiers from Tamil Nadu enthralled us with this amazing performance… pic.twitter.com/I32Jsmwdk2
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 24, 2022
In 2021, the prime minister spent the festival with troops at the border outposts in Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir. The year before, he was seen celebrating Diwali with the Indian soldiers in Jaisalmer in the state of Rajasthan.
