Two days back, on 27th October, we celebrated 75th Infantry Day.

But why do we celebrate Infantry Day on 27th October?

PM Shri Narendra Modi shares about it, in one of the editions of #MannKiBaat (October 2018) .. Image
"I respectfully bow before all of them who are part of the Indian Armed Forces. I also salute the families of our soldiers.

But, do you know why we Indian citizens commemorate this day as Infantry Day?"

- PM Shri Narendra Modi in #MannKiBaat . Image
"This is the very day when Indian Forces landed in Kashmir and saved the valley from the clutches of aggression."

- PM Shri Narendra Modi in #MannKiBaat . Image
"This incident too is directly related to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel."

- PM Shri Narendra Modi in #MannKiBaat . Image
"I was reading an old interview with the celebrated Army Officer Sam Manekshaw. In that interview, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw was reminiscing on times when he was a Colonel. Around this time, military operations commenced in Kashmir."

- PM Shri Narendra Modi in #MannKiBaat. Image
"Field Marshal Manekshaw has mentioned  how in a meeting, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was irked on the delay in sending troops to Kashmir."

- PM Shri Narendra Modi in #MannKiBaat . Image
"During the proceedings, Sardar Patel gave him  a characteristic glance and reiterated that there should be no delay in our Army operation and that a solution should be sought swiftly."

- PM Shri Narendra Modi in #MannKiBaat .
"And immediately after that, our troops flew to Kashmir… we’ve seen how our Army was successful."

- PM Shri Narendra Modi in #MannKiBaat . Image

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