Modi spends Diwali with ‘family’ aboard ‘INS Vikrant?

PRIME MINISTER SALUTES ARMED FORCES AND SPIRIT OF A SELF-RELIANT INDIA

- BY ALEX ABRAHAM Senior Associate Editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the flight deck of INS Vikrant, with naval personnel, in Goa yesterday.

(ANI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali yesterday aboard the _indigenously built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, spending the festival with Indian Navy personnel and lauding the armed forces for their courage and coordination during Operation Sindoor.

Continuing his annual tradition of celebrating Diwali with soldiers, the Prime Minister referred to the Indian Armed Forces as his “family” and said he was “fortunate” to mark the festival among them.

“Everyone wishes to celebrate Diwali with their family. I, too, am with my family today — you are my family. That’s why this Diwali is special for me,” he told officers and sailors gathered on the flight deck of the carrier.