In a brutal face-off with China, at least 20 Indian army personnel were martyred. The face-off happened in the evening and night of June 15 in Ladakh's Galwan Valley. According to reports, casualties are on both sides and reportedly 43 Chinese soldiers have been injured. With the brutal face-off sending the nation into mourning, Bollywood celebrities offered condolences to the martyrs. Celebrities like Akshay Kumar, Hrithik Roshan, Sonu Sood, Vicky Kaushal, Amitabh Bachchan and others remembered the Indian soldiers for their sacrifice.
Akshay, on Twitter, wrote, "Deeply saddened by the death of our bravehearts in #GalwanValley. We will forever be indebted to them for their invaluable service to the nation. My heartfelt condolences to their families"
Deeply saddened by the death of our bravehearts in #GalwanValley. We will forever be indebted to them for their invaluable service to the nation.
My heartfelt condolences to their families pic.twitter.com/tGOGTU61X6— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) June 16, 2020
Hrithik tweeted, "It leaves me with a heavy heart to know of the lives lost in Ladakh & the unrest we are faced with. Our defence stands tall on ground. My highest respect to the martyred in the line of duty. Condolences & prayers for their families. May the departed & living find peace."
It leaves me with a heavy heart to know of the lives lost in Ladakh & the unrest we are faced with. Our defence stands tall on ground. My highest respect to the martyred in the line of duty. Condolences & prayers for their families. May the departed & living find peace
— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) June 16, 2020
Mr. Bachchan wrote on Twitter, " ; , .. they sacrificed their lives to protect our country , to keep us safe and secure. SALUTE Indian Army Officers and Jawans ! JAI HIND"
T 3565 - .... ; , .. they sacrificed their lives to protect our country , to keep us safe and secure. SALUTE Indian Army Officers and Jawans ! JAI HIND
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) June 16, 2020
Sonu remembered one of the martyrs and tweeted, "Santosh babu.. you will remain in our hearts forever. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. We Salute you and your family for what you did for our nation"
Santosh babu.. you will remain in our hearts forever. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. We Salute you and your family for what you did for our nation. #GalwanValley pic.twitter.com/1tCBQrM7ab
— sonu sood (@SonuSood) June 16, 2020
Vicky tweeted, "I salute our bravehearts who fought courageously at the Galwan Valley and made the supreme sacrifice for the honour of our nation. My heartfelt condolences to their families. Jai Hind."
I salute our bravehearts who fought courageously at the Galwan Valley and made the supreme sacrifice for the honour of our nation. My heartfelt condolences to their families. Jai Hind.
— Vicky Kaushal (@vickykaushal09) June 16, 2020
Varun Dhawan tweeted, "Heartbroken about the death of our brave soldiers. #GalwanValley. Our defence stands it’s ground. We are forever indebted to the sacrifice of our brave soldiers."
Heartbroken about the death of our brave soldiers. #GalwanValley. Our defence stands it’s ground. We are forever indebted to the sacrifice of our brave soldiers. #jaihind
— Varun Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) June 16, 2020
Rakul Preet Singh offered condolence and tweeted, "Just at loss of words for what 2020 has subjected us to. The brave hearts Martyred at the #GalwanValley comes as another terrible news . My heart goes out to their families . The nation salutes you #JaiHind #IndianArmy what will it take for peace to prevail !!"
Just at loss of words for what 2020 has subjected us to. The brave hearts Martyred at the #GalwanValley comes as another terrible news . My heart goes out to their families . The nation salutes you #JaiHind #IndianArmy what will it take for peace to prevail !!
— Rakul Singh (@Rakulpreet) June 17, 2020
Sonakshi Sinha, on Twitter, said, "We will forever be indebted to you’ll and all those who fight for us putting their lives at stake. With utmost respect, deepest condolences to their families."
We will forever be indebted to you’ll and all those who fight for us putting their lives at stake. With utmost respect, deepest condolences to their families. #neverforget pic.twitter.com/la7IQHvJZf
— Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) June 16, 2020
Yami Gautam tweeted, " Heartfelt condolences to the families of our brave soldiers who got martyred. We are deeply indebted to our Indian Army for their sacrifice and always upholding the security & integrity of the Nation. But really praying for peace & hope Jai Hind"
Heartfelt condolences to the families of our brave soldiers who got martyred We are deeply indebted to our Indian Army for their sacrifice and always upholding the security & integrity of the Nation. But really praying for peace & hope
Jai Hind #GalwanValley— Yami Gautam (@yamigautam) June 16, 2020
Neha Dhupia wrote, "Condolences to the families of the soldiers who laid their lives down in #Galwanvalley ... we are indebted to these brave hearts for life ... Jai hind"
Condolences to the families of the soldiers who laid their lives down in #Galwanvalley ... we are indebted to these brave hearts for life ... Jai hind
— Neha Dhupia (@NehaDhupia) June 16, 2020
Ravi Kishan, Nimrat Kaur, Adnan Sami, Sophie Choudry and Himansh Kohli offered their condolences too.
- #GalwanValley 20
@adgpi pic.twitter.com/sgDbmSw0FY— Ravi Kishan (@ravikishann) June 16, 2020
My heart weeps to learn of the growing number of casualties on the Indo-China border. May God give strength and courage to the families of our martyred soldiers...really wishing this catastrophe away. #GalwanValley
— Nimrat Kaur (@NimratOfficial) June 16, 2020
My respect& salute to all the Officers & Jawans of the Indian Army for all their courage & sacrifices they are making in keeping our country safe.
May God protect you & us all. We are forever in your debt...
JAI HIND!!— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) June 16, 2020
Indian army has confirmed death of 20 soldiers.. could be more.. this feels so wrong We are all forever in their debt...they gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country.. Deepest condolences to their families. Jai Hind #GalwanValley
— Sophie C (@Sophie_Choudry) June 16, 2020
Heartfelt condolences to the families of the Martyrs who lost their fighting for the nation in #GalwanValley. We are proud of our brave and selfless #IndianArmy and its soldiers! #JaiHind #JaiBharat pic.twitter.com/rHRKmB6bRE
— Himansh Kohli (@himanshkohli) June 16, 2020
(Source: Twitter/ Times Of India/Hindustan Times)