Singapore, November 18 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid a go to to Singapore on Saturday, on his manner again house from Indonesia.
In Singapore, the Defence Minister paid his tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose by laying a wreath on the Indian National Army (INA) marker there.
“Paid homage at the INA Memorial marker in Singapore. My heartfelt tributes to the ‘Unknown Warriors’ of the INA,” the Defence Minister wrote on ‘X’.
Construction of a monument to commemorate the “Unknown Warrior” was proposed by Netaji himself and he had laid the muse stone in July 1945. In 1995, the National Heritage Board of Singapore erected the INA marker on the identical spot as the unique memorial, as per a launch issued by the Defence Ministry.
Rajnath Singh additionally provided prayers on the Sri Srinivasa Perumal temple devoted to Lord Vishnu, which is among the many oldest Hindu temples in Singapore relationship again to 1855.
“Feeling blessed after offering prayers at Sri Srinivasa Perumal temple in Singapore,” he wrote on ‘X’.
[{f9470678-99d5-4c15-99db-7dcd2a43f53b:intradmin/ANI-20231118080219.jfif}]The Defence Minister additionally visited the Indian Heritage Centre in Little India. The Centre was arrange beneath the National Heritage Board in 2015 documenting the story of the journey of Singaporean Indians. It homes 5 everlasting galleries.
Rajnath Singh was on a go to to Indonesia to attend the tenth ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Jakarta.
Singh held bilateral conferences together with his Indonesian and Vietnamese counterparts on the sidelines of the tenth ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting – Plus (ADMM-Plus) on November 16.
The Union Minister interacted with the members of the varied and vibrant Indian group in Jakarta, together with the leaders and members of assorted Indian organisations within the nation and appreciated their deep-rooted and shut reference to India, mentioned the Ministry.
He additionally highlighted India’s achievements up to now decade together with Digital India, New Education Policy, Women empowerment, Jal Jeevan Abhiyaan, Rural highway connectivity, Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin and so on.
Singh additionally visited the Shiva Temple at Pluit, Jakarta and provided prayers. (ANI)