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#26/11/ 2008 : Nation Remembers Brave Martyrs In Its 16th Year ; Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor And Others Pay Rich tributes
It was on this fateful day in 2008, 10 Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists from Pakistan entered Mumbai via sea and carried out coordinated attacks across multiple high-profile locations
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Nation remembered the brave martyrs of the horrific attack on Mumbai on 26/ 11/2008. It was on this fateful day in 2008, 10 Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists from Pakistan entered Mumbai via sea and carried out coordinated attacks across multiple high-profile locations.
Among those targeted were – Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Oberoi Trident Hotel, CST Railway Station, and Nariman House. As many as 166 people lost their lives and over 300 were injured in the biggest terror attack on Indian soil.
“We cannot forget that today is also the anniversary of the terror attack in Mumbai. Those who lost their lives, I pay my homage to them. I also want to reiterate the resolution of the country – all those terrorist organisations challenging the security of India will get befitting reply,” the Prime minister Naremdra Modi said during his address on Constitution Day at the Supreme Court.
Rahul Gandhi Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Tweeted on X in Hindi as he wrote , मुंबई 26/11 के कायरतापूर्ण आतंकी हमले में शहीद हुए सभी वीर जवानों और नागरिकों को मेरी विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि।
उनकी वीरता और बलिदान को देश सदैव याद रखेगा।
मुंबई 26/11 के कायरतापूर्ण आतंकी हमले में शहीद हुए सभी वीर जवानों और नागरिकों को मेरी विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि।
उनकी वीरता और बलिदान को देश सदैव याद रखेगा। pic.twitter.com/y8n3PJ7rp1
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 26, 2024
Senior Congress Leader Shashi Tharoor Tweeted
Today is #ConstitutionDay, a day of celebration. But it is also “26/11”, a Day of Infamy, when Pakistani terrorists took 166 innocent lives in our beloved Mumbai 16 years ago.
I bow my head to the memory of the martyrs who paid the ultimate sacrifice. And I vow again:… https://t.co/0rZpCDn53k
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 26, 2024
S Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister
26/11. Never forget; never forgive.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) November 26, 2024
Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister
On the anniversary of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the nation remebers who lost their lives that fateful day. We pay homage to the security personnel who fought with utmost courage and made supreme sacrifice in the line of duty. We remember, and we will never forget those wounds.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) November 26, 2024
Sharad Pawar, NCP ( SP)
मुंबईमधील २६/११ च्या भ्याड दहशतवादी हल्ल्यात देशवासीयांच्या रक्षणासाठी प्राणार्पण करणार्या शहीदांना व या हल्ल्यात मृत्युमुखी पडलेल्या सर्व नागरिकांना भावपूर्ण श्रद्धांजली..! pic.twitter.com/aP22cKuMs2
— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) November 26, 2024
Senior Congress Leader, Manish Tewari
26/11 a date written in infamy that would continue to haunt India.
On this day sixteen years ago India was assaulted by the worst terrorist outrage.
174 innocent people were slaughtered in cold blood and over 300 injured . Brave security personnel were martyred in the…
— Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) November 26, 2024
