India-China Clash | 20 soldiers martyred in Galwan face-off|| Indian army says 20 soldiers martyred

It is very disheartening to tell you that twenty soldiers of our country were martyred.
The indian Army said on Tuesday (June 16) that 20 of its soldiers were killed in violent clashes with Chinese troops during a face-off in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night. In a statement, the army said that almost the same number of Chinese troops have been killed during the clashes in the Galwan Valley.

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The statement said, "Indian and Chinese troops have disengaged at the Galwan area where they had earlier clashed on the night of 15/16 June 2020. 17 Indian troops who were critically injured in the line of duty at the stand-off location and exposed to sub-zero temperatures in the high altitude terrain have succumbed to their injuries, taking the total that were killed in action to 20.

The Indian border defence troops are "inconsistent with their words and seriously violated" the agreements both countries have reached, the consensus made during the army commander-level talks and harmed the relations of the two militaries and the feelings of the two countries' peoples, the Global Times quoted him as saying.

Col Santosh Babu mother proud of her son's sacrifice

Colonel B Santosh Babu's mother is proud of her son's sacrifice but sad at losing her only son, who was martyred on June 15 night in the violent clashes with the Chinese troops at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. Colonel Santosh Babu's family hails from Suryapet town in the Nalgonda district (Telangana).

Martyred Colonel's mother Manjula said, "I'm proud of my son who gave the supreme sacrifice for motherland but as a mother, I'm sad today." "He was my only son. I came across the news in the afternoon, while my daughter-in-law got the news in the morning," she added.

Colonel Santosh was the Commanding Officer of 16 Bihar Regiment and was posted on borders for over a year and a half. He is survived by wife Santoshi, a 9-year old daughter Abhinav and a 4-year old son Anirudh. 

Among the three Army personnel who made the supreme sacrifice was Havildar K Pazhani, who hailed from Kadukkaloor village in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu. Havildar K Pazhani is the father of two kids and the family’s lone breadwinner. He had served the Indian Army for 22 years.

He added that Pazhani and his daughter had two school-going kids - a son who was studying in 6th grade and a daughter who was in her 3rd grade. The slain soldier’s wife is a degree holder and works as a clerk at a college in the Ramanathapuram district. 

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has announced a solatium of Rs 20 lakhs for the bereaved family and also offered a government job (based on qualification) for the next of kin.

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