26/11 Mumbai Attacks: Nation paid tributes to martyrs on 13th Anniversary of Mumbai Terror Attack
Today India has given tributes to the martyrs who laid down their lives while fighting terrorists who attacked Mumbai on November 26, 2008.
Thirteen years have passed but the dreadful incident of the 26/11 Mumbai attack has left a scar in the minds and hearts of survivors and their families.
To remember this day President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday paid tribute to those who were killed in the terror attacks on India’s financial capital on November 26, 2008.
Taking to his official Twitter handle, he wrote, “My heartfelt tributes to the martyrs and homage to the victims of the 26/11 #MumbaiTerrorAttacks. The nation will always be grateful for the bravery and sacrifice of the security forces who laid down their lives in the line of duty (sic).”
My heartfelt tributes to the martyrs and homage to the victims of the 26/11 #MumbaiTerrorAttacks. The nation will always be grateful for the bravery and sacrifice of the security forces who laid down their lives in the line of duty.
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 26, 2021
Home Minister Amit Shah, in a tweet in Hindi, said that India will always be indebted to the ultimate sacrifice of the security forces. “I pay homage to those who died in the 26/11 attacks and salute the bravery of all the security forces personnel who showed indomitable spirit against a cowardly attack. The whole nation is proud of your courage and will remain indebted to your sacrifice,” read his post.
मुंबई 26/11 आतंकी हमलों में जान गंवाने वालों को भावपूर्ण श्रद्धांजलि देता हूँ और उन सभी सुरक्षाकर्मियों के साहस को सलाम करता हूं, जिन्होंने कायरतापूर्ण हमलों में आतंकवादियों का डटकर सामना किया। पूरे देश को आपकी वीरता पर गर्व रहेगा। कृतज्ञ राष्ट्र सदैव आपके बलिदान का ऋणी रहेगा। pic.twitter.com/rgW2xsoXVj
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) November 26, 2021
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh saluted the bravery and sacrifice of security forces and said the country today remembers the innocent lives lost on this day 13 years ago.
On the 13th anniversary of the November 26th terror attack on Mumbai, we remember the innocent lives we lost.
My tributes to everyone who lost their lives in those attacks. Our security forces displayed exemplary courage during 26/11 attacks. I salute their bravery & sacrifice.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) November 26, 2021
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his party too paid their tributes to those who lost their lives in the attacks. Mr Gandhi wrote a couplet praising the valour of our soldiers along with a video montage of the security personnel who fought the terrorists.
सीमा पर कठिन मौसम में परिवार से दूर रहकर देश की रक्षा करता है।
आतंकवादी हमले में अपनी जान की बाज़ी लगाकर मासूमों को बचाता है।
जान की नहीं, जहान की फ़िक्र करता है।
परिवार की, गाँव की, देश की शान है- ऐसा मेरे देश का जवान है।26/11 #MumbaiTerrorAttack के वीरों को नमन।
जय हिंद! pic.twitter.com/fFVQTGjMmx
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 26, 2021
“We will forever carry their unyielding spirits in our hearts. Their sacrifice will always be remembered,” wrote Mumbai Police.
We will forever carry their unyielding spirits in our hearts.
Their sacrifice will always be remembered.#MumbaiAttacks #MumbaiTerrorAttack #2611Attack #SalutingMartyrs pic.twitter.com/UdH05xOkRE— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) November 26, 2021
On November 26, 2008, 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists from Pakistan arrived by sea route and opened fire, killing 166 people, including 18 security personnel, and injuring several others during the 60-hour siege in Mumbai.
Nine terrorists were later killed by the security forces, including the NSG, the country’s elite commando force. Ajmal Kasab was the only terrorist who was captured alive. He was hanged four years later on November 21, 2012.
