"Geared Up": Defence Minister Tweets On Visit To High-Altitude Memorial
NDTV
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted, "I shall be visiting Rezang La to pay my tributes to those brave Indian soldiers who fought a heroic battle there in 1962"
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will today visit the site of a battle fought between Indian and Chinese troops in 1962 in Ladakh's Rezang La, where he will inaugurate a renovated war memorial dedicated to Indian soldiers who gave their lives for the country in the epic battle. Geared up for my visit to Rezang La. pic.twitter.com/A3AmAvtQHz
Before flying to the high-altitude memorial in the mountains, the Defence Minister tweeted a photo to say he is all "geared up".
Set with a dark green winter cap snug on his head, a white windproof jacket with his name embossed on it and green windproof pants, the Defence Minister tweeted, "Geared up for my visit to Rezang La."
On a wall behind Mr Singh is a nostalgic black-and-white photo, showing the pilot of an Indian Airline Dakota aircraft who flew to the mountainous region 10 years before the war with China in 1962.