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1/14/2025

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01:08Let me know about the importance of this day and the PM has said that

01:13this is a day on which we remember veterans and their sacrifice for men and

01:20Men sacrifice as well as the government will do will always do for the welfare of veterans. I

01:27Think it is very important for any nation to recognize the services done by the armed forces community and

01:34It was it is ready to recognize that that on in

01:382017 14 January was chosen as the day

01:42We

01:44Celebrated as Veterans Day

01:45It gives the person you know, it gives an opportunity for the people who are actually in service now

01:51We're putting on the uniform the colors

01:53To also get in touch with the veterans and that bond remains lifelong

01:59so like I'm a veteran now and I will remain a veteran till till I pass away and

02:04The important thing is that my association with the military remains

02:08Till such time as I'm alive. That's a very important aspect

02:12so that there is a bond between these serving soldiers and the veterans and there is a bond between the veterans and

02:19the national community

02:21So

02:23Any any nation which respects its veterans

02:27It raises the morale of the people who are all who are presently in uniform

02:31and who have been tasked to defend the country and they will do whatever whatever it takes to see that the honor and integrity of the

02:38apparatus is maintained so

02:41That recognition. I think it's important

02:43Most nations do it. We have started doing it and I think it has been a very good effort

02:50That is one number two, you know, the question always comes is why 14th January and

02:56When we look at tomorrow tomorrow's 15 January and tomorrow that is celebrated as the Army Day

03:01So 15 January celebrated as Army Day because that was the time when in

03:061949 the command of the Indian Army was handed over to an Indian Army officer from a British Army officer

03:13So general butcher used to be there. It was the commander-in-chief and then it became

03:17General Kariyappa

03:19So that became the Army Day because the command of the army devolved finally on an Indian officer and the 14th. January is

03:28Celebrated as the Veterans Day. The date was chosen really and we had to choose a date. So the logic was that

03:35Field Marshal Kariyappa he retired on the 14th of January

03:39So he became a veteran on that day senior most officer of ours

03:43So that became the Veterans Day and the Prime Minister's statement, I think is very important also because it is really

03:51You know when the one rank one pension agitation started

03:55I was privy to the proceedings which you know

03:58What had happened prior to that and earlier to that and right from Mrs. Gandhi's times from 1972 onwards

04:04Where there was a talk of one rank one pension, but really it was

04:09the government of Narendra Modi in 2014

04:13Especially, you know the Prime Minister and the Defense Minister then

04:16Defense Minister was Mr. Manohar Parrikar

04:19Who took this up very seriously for the first time and that was how in whichever form it came up

04:24The the one rank one pension scheme came up and had it not been for these two

04:29I don't think it would have come up even now. So the Prime Minister has had a personal involvement

04:35In the affairs of veterans. He has a personal involvement in defense because every time you see

04:41You know when we are looking at the important days in the Indian calendar

04:44You know if you look at the New Year day or something like that

04:47You would find the Prime Minister will be in one of the border areas and spending that with the troops. So

04:53Important festivals important days. You will always find that connect with the

04:57With the soldier somewhere in the country

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