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24thAnniversaryOfParliamentAttack: Leaders Across Party Lines Unite To Pay Rich Tribute To Martyrs ; President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi Post On X
A brief function was held outside the now old Parliament building (Samvidhan Sadan) every December 13 to mark the day.
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Vice President C P Radhakrishnan led Parliamentarians in paying floral tributes to those who died fending off terrorists who attacked the Parliament House in 2001.
On the 24th anniversary of the attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Radhakrishnan, who is also the Rajya Sabha Chair, were among the first to offer tributes.
A brief function was held outside the now old Parliament building (Samvidhan Sadan) every December 13 to mark the day.
Separately, President Droupadi Murmu paid tributes to the ‘courageous heroes’ who laid down their lives while protecting Parliament, and said the country remains indebted to them and their families.
‘On this day, we reaffirm India’s commitment to fight terrorism in all its forms,’ Murmu said in a post on X.
The nation salutes the courageous heroes who laid down their lives while protecting our Parliament on this day in 2001. Their valour and devotion to duty continue to guide our national spirit. The country remains indebted to them and their families. On this day, we reaffirm…
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) December 13, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
On this day, our nation remembers those who laid down their lives during the heinous attack on our Parliament in 2001. In the face of grave danger, their courage, alertness and unwavering sense of duty were remarkable. India will forever remain grateful for their supreme… pic.twitter.com/q8T26s1ogM
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 13, 2025
संसद भवन पर 2001 में हुए दुस्साहसी आतंकवादी हमले के दौरान देश के सम्मान की रक्षा करने वाले शहीद जवानों को कोटि कोटि नमन और विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि।
भारत आपका यह बलिदान हमेशा याद रखेगा और इससे देशप्रेम की प्रेरणा लेता रहेगा। pic.twitter.com/2nrsplfEot
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 13, 2025
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, a senior party leader, were also present at the event. Union ministers Kiren Rijiju, Jitendra Singh and Arjun Ram Meghwal also lined up to offer flower petals at the photographs of the personnel who went down foiling the attack.