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Ahead of the Kargil Vijay Diwas, the DLF Mall of Noida organised an event to pay tribute to the martyrs of the 1999 Kargil war. As part of the tribute, they have exhibited the uniform of Captain Vijayant Thapar, who was fatally shot on the battleground during the Kargil War’s Knoll assault on June 29, 1999. He was 22 years old.
On Saturday, Captain Thapar’s father, retired Colonel Virender Thapar, tweeted a photo alongside his son’s uniform. In the photo, he is accompanied by his wife Tripta Thapar.
While sharing the picture, Virender Thapar wrote, “Standing in front of Martyr Son’s uniform displayed at Dlf Mall Noida. Uniform symbolises the unity of the fraternity and their values. Functions held in to honor THE UNIFORM for a week on Kargil Vijay Diwas. JAI HIND”. The Kargil Vijay Diwas is marked every year on July 26.
Commenting on this heart-touching picture, a Twitter user wrote, “My greatest tributes to the Martyr & son of the soil who sacrificed his life for the motherland, my salute to his proud & brave family whom blessed him with the core values of beloved nation first above anything and sent him to Army 🙌🏻.”
Another person wrote, “Your son’s courage is universally lauded. But your courage in accepting his supreme sacrifice with stoic nationalism is also outstanding.”
In May 2020, Virender Thapar wrote his son’s biography titled, “Vijyant at Kargil: The Biography of a War Hero”. In a 2019 interview with the Indian Express, Virender Thapar that he named his son after “army battle tank Vijayant”. “It means victorious in the end. The motto of his unit, 2 Rajputana Rifles, was also Ever Victorious. It was a perfect fit,” the army veteran added.
