The National War Memorial was inaugurated on February 25 in Delhi’s India Gate circle.
Paying homage to the 29542 soldiers who have selflessly made the ultimate sacrifice for the nation, it is the first war memorial to be built in India after independence. Acknowledging this very sacrifice, Subhash Chandra paid tribute to the bravehearts and saluted their courage and dedication to the protection of the nation so that we as citizens can live our lives in peace. He tweeted:
We tend to rush home at night as our family is alone, we spend festivals with them, take them for holidays. We do all this because someone else doesn’t.
National War Memorial is a tribute to our braves for doing everything, to let us do the above, while they attain martyrdom.— Subhash Chandra (@subhashchandra) February 25, 2019
Terming them as super-humans, Subhash Ji further appreciated the valour of these men who are so devoted to keeping the nation safe that they even lay down their lives for it and its people.
When a stranger asks us for any help, we hesitate, even if it’s as minimal as guiding some address.
Now imagine, if we have to lay down our lives for such strangers. I’m certain that we would never do that.
But there are some super-human who come on earth only for this purpose.— Subhash Chandra (@subhashchandra) February 25, 2019
He saluted the spirit of selflessness terming the War Memorial akin to a holy place for remembering the martyrs of our independent nation, a place where the memory of these gallant soldiers is eternally kept alive. “It is unimaginable to give up everything for those who we do not know, whose names we do not know, but this very spirit is the summit of being Indian,” he added.
जिन्हें हम जानते नहीं, नाम नहीं पता, उनके लिए अपना सब कुछ न्यौछावर कर देना अकल्पनीय है, परंतु यही भारतीयता की पराकाष्ठा है। राष्ट्रीय समर स्मारक, स्वतंत्र राष्ट्र के बलिदानियों को याद करने का एक धार्मिक स्थल जैसा है, जहाँ अमर वीरों की स्मृति को जीवित रखा गया है।
— Subhash Chandra (@subhashchandra) February 25, 2019
“This memorial will forever keep the memory alive of the valiant heroes who have given the ultimate sacrifice for the motherland, for us. I bow down to the soldiers, who regard national duty above all and who worry more about our families above their own,” Subhash Ji added, saluting the mettle of our nation’s heroes.
जिन्होंने मातृभूमि के लिए, हम सब के लिए, अपना सर्वोच्च बलिदान कर दिया, ऐसे शूर वीरों की वीरगति की स्मृतियों को यह स्मारक हमारी स्मृति में सदैव जीवित रखेगा।
जो राष्ट्रसेवा को परम कर्तव्य मानते हुए, अपने परिवारों से अधिक हमारे परिवारों की चिंता करते हैं, ऐसे क्षत्रियों को नमन।— Subhash Chandra (@subhashchandra) February 25, 2019