Vijay Diwas: Twitterati Pays Tributes to 1971 War Martyrs

The 13-day war ended with the surrender of 93,000 Pakistani soldiers, bringing to an end the bitterly fought war.

India on Wednesday, 16 December, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Vijay Diwas to commemorate its victory in the 1971 war against Pakistan. The Indian Armed Forces achieved a decisive victory over the Pakistan Army on 16 December 1971.

On 16 December 1971, 93,000 Pakistani soldiers surrendered in front of the Indian Army Commander Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Arora in Dhaka.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, too, remembered the “bravery of the soldiers.”

आज विजय दिवस के अवसर मैं भारतीय सेना के शौर्य एवं पराक्रम की परम्परा को नमन करता हूँ। मैं स्मरण करता हूँ उन जाँबाज़ सैनिकों की बहादुरी को जिन्होंने १९७१ के युद्ध में एक नई शौर्यगाथा लिखी। उनका त्याग और बलिदान सभी भारतीयों के लिए प्रेरणा का स्रोत है। यह देश उन्हें हमेशा याद रखेगा।

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) December 16, 2020

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also wished Vijay Diwas on Twitter.

1971 के युद्ध में पाकिस्तान पर भारत की जीत के नायक रहे हमारे वीर जवानों के पराक्रम और बलिदान को कोटि-कोटि नमन। सभी देशवासियों को विजय दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ। #VijayDiwas

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 16, 2020

The Indian Air Force, Indian Army, and Indian Navy also paid their tributes on Vijay Diwas.

#Remembering1971
Indian Air Force pays tribute to the brave warriors of the Indian Armed Forces who made the supreme sacrifice in service of the Nation during the Indo-Pak 1971 war.#VijayDiwas#SwarnimVijayVarsh pic.twitter.com/sd8ueoRUJr

— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) December 16, 2020

सहनशीलता, क्षमा, दया को तभी पूजता जग है।
बल का दर्प चमकता उसके पीछे जब जगमग है।।#AlwaysVictorious#IndianArmy

We salute the indomitable #courage of #IndianArmy which led to mass military surrender of 93000 #PakArmy soldiers.#VijayDiwas2020#PakSurrenderDay pic.twitter.com/PhVP1QsPTS

— ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) December 16, 2020

#VijayDiwas 2020#IndianNavy marks the historic swift & lethal #Operations of #1971War #OpTrident & #OpPython with AShM firing from indigenous stealth frigate.
On this day, we salute martyrs of #1971War & resolve to defend #maritime interests of 🇮🇳.
Sham No Varunah
Jai Hind! pic.twitter.com/fK1m8Wr3mu

— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) December 16, 2020

The 13-day war ended with the surrender of at least 93,000 Pakistani soldiers, bringing to an end the bitterly fought war on the eastern and western fronts. The war resulted in the subsequent secession of East Pakistan which emerged as the new nation of Bangladesh.