Modi Lights Up Diwali with Indian Armed Forces at Border

Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali alongside the Indian Armed Forces at the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat's Kutch district. Wearing a BSF uniform, he offered sweets to personnel on a patrol vessel. Earlier, he paid homage to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity on National Unity Day.

Modi Lights Up Diwali with Indian Armed Forces at Border
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On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the Diwali festival with members of the Border Security Force (BSF), Army, Navy, and Air Force near the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat's Kutch district.

Modi arrived at Lakki Nala in the Sir Creek area following his landing at Koteshwar in Kutch from Ekta Nagar, according to a BSF official.

Adorned in a BSF uniform, Modi was seen offering sweets to the soldiers on a patrol vessel, a gesture captured in a video shared by officials. Earlier, on National Unity Day, the Prime Minister paid floral respects to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity in Ekta Nagar, commemorating the birth anniversary of India's first Home Minister.

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