Celebration of 1971 war victory begins at MRC

Udhagamandalam: The commemoration of Swarnim Vijay Varsh began at the Madras Regimental Centre (MRC) at Wellington in the Nilgiris on Monday. Swarnim Vijay Varsh is part of the celebration to commemorate the victory of the 1971 war on its golden jubilee year across India.

The occasion was marked by the presentation of arms to the Swarnim Vijay Varsh torch. The reception of the torch was followed by felicitation of three war veterans and three kin of other veterans.

The torch was received by Brigadier Rajeshwar Singh, Commandant, MRC, along with veterans of 1971 war led by Lt Gen S Pattabhiraman, (Retd) ex-vice chief of Army staff. tnn