On Kargil anniversary, PM shares throwback images of war

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shared pictures from from his visit to Kargil during the 1999 India-Pakistan war. As a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker in Kashmir, Modi had visited Kargil to express solidarity with the troops there.

Sharing the photos on Twitter on Kargil Victory Day, Modi wrote: "During the Kargil War in 1999, I had the opportunity to go to Kargil and show solidarity with our brave soldiers.

This was the time when I was working for my party in J&K as well as Himachal Pradesh. The visit to Kargil and interactions with soldiers are unforgettable." In the pictures, the Prime Minister can be seen posing and interacting with the troops and also meeting an officer at the hospital.