KNB News Desk
Srinagar 02 February (KNB): Table Tennis player Manika Batra visited the National War Memorial to pay tribute to an air warrior of the 1971 Indo-Pak War Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon.
An official communique said that the TT player paid her tribute at the gallantry gallery named ‘Param Yodha Sthal’ in the memorial where a bust of Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon is installed among the total of 21 recipients of the Param Vir Chakra.
“The citations inscribed at the monument about the war and supreme sacrifice made by our soldiers has left me spellbound. As an Indian, my heart today is filled with gratitude and pride,” says the Olympian.
“The way the monument’s architectural design makes the martyrs immortal, similarly its upgraded digital facilities like mobile app-based virtual tour guide and digital panels for virtual homage makes it easily accessible from anywhere for every citizen,” said Manika while paying a virtual homage to Captain Vikram Batra.
It further said that the player also visited the unique souvenir outlet ‘Smarika’ which pays befitting tribute to the fallen and is a centre of attraction for all the visitors visiting the monument. (KNB)