Siachen soldier Hanumanthappa remains immortal: PM Modi
Modi tweeted that he is proud that martyrs like Hanumanthappa served India
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Army chief Gen Dalbir Singh talking to doctors at Army’s Research & Referral Hospital where Lance Naik Hanumanthappa who is critical, is being treated in New Delhi. Photo: PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tribute to Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad who died on Thursday in a hospital here after battling for his life for two days . He had been dug out alive after being buried under the ice for six days in the Siachen glacier
"He leaves us sad and devastated. RIP Lance Naik Hanumanthappa. The soldier in you remains immortal. Proud that martyrs like you served India," Modi said in a tweet.
He died at 11.45 a.m. at the Army Hospital( Research and Referral), an official told IANS.
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First Published: Feb 11 2016 | 1:30 PM IST