Keep restraint, kin of Kargil heroes urge hostages8217; relatives

Colonel retd V N Thapar, father of Lt Vijayen Thapar who was killed in the Kargil operations, said quot;any wrong action on the part of the relatives of the passengers would send wrong signals to country8217;s enemies.

quot;At this juncture we should not buckle under any pressure and strengthen the hands of the prime minister and the government,quot; he said.

The relatives of the Kargil heroes said they were all victims of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and had lost their dear and near ones. quot;The hijacking too is a manifestation of that and we must face the challenge boldly and not not from a point of weakness,quot; they said referring to the protests and demonstrations carried out by the relatives of the hostages.