India-China border face-off: Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Sonu Sood pay tribute to the Indian Army soldiers

The nation has been hit with another tragic news as we lost at least 20 Indian Army soldiers in a violent face-off between India and China at Ladakh’s Galwan Valley. The face-off took place on Monday evening. Reports also state that there have been casualties on both sides of the border.

As soon as the heart-breaking news broke, Bollywood celebrities like Sonu Sood, Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and others took to their social media handles to pay their respects and offer condolences.

Sonu Sood took to his Twitter handle and wrote, “Santosh babu.. you will remain in our hearts forever. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. We Salute you and your family for what you did for our nation?. #GalwanValley”

https://twitter.com/SonuSood/status/1272895456541114369?s=20

Akshay Kumar also tweeted, “Deeply saddened by the death of our bravehearts in #GalwanValley. We will forever be indebted to them for their invaluable service to the nation. My heartfelt condolences to their families ??”

https://twitter.com/akshaykumar/status/1272929065872154625

Amitabh Bachchan wrote, “T 3565 – …. ज़रा आँख में भर लो पानी ; जो शहीद हुए हैं उनकी , ज़रा याद करो क़ुर्बानी .. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????they sacrificed their lives to protect our country , to keep us safe and secure. SALUTE Indian Army Officers and Jawans ! JAI HIND”

https://twitter.com/SrBachchan/status/1272944755735855104

Hrithik Roshan was also deeply saddened as he wrote, “It leaves me with a heavy heart to know of the lives lost in Ladakh & the unrest we are faced with. Our defence stands tall on ground. My highest respect to the martyred in the line of duty. Condolences & prayers for their families. May the departed & living find peace ??”

https://twitter.com/iHrithik/status/1272898534392635393

And several other B-town celebs paid their homage to the martyrs.

https://twitter.com/ayushmannk/status/1257211486868393985

https://twitter.com/AnushkaSharma/status/1256932446081294338

https://twitter.com/dreamgirlhema/status/1257369029217583105

https://twitter.com/AnupamPKher/status/1256996138726469632

https://twitter.com/RandeepHooda/status/1257287582242619394

https://twitter.com/yamigautam/status/1272936960802189312

Condolences to the families of the soldiers who laid their lives down in #Galwanvalley … we are indebted to these brave hearts for life … Jai hind 🇮🇳

— Neha Dhupia (@NehaDhupia) June 16, 2020

भारत-चीन सीमा #GalwanValley पर हुई हिंसक झड़प में शहीद हुए मॉं भारती के 20 वीर सपूतों को उनके सर्वोच्च बलिदान पर कोटि कोटि नमन।
शहीदों के परिजनों के प्रति कृतज्ञ राष्ट्र की हार्दिक संवेदनाए। 🇮🇳 भारत माता की जय 🇮🇳@adgpi pic.twitter.com/sgDbmSw0FY

— Ravi Kishan (@ravikishann) June 16, 2020

My respect& salute to all the Officers & Jawans of the Indian Army for all their courage & sacrifices they are making in keeping our country safe.
May God protect you & us all. We are forever in your debt…🙏
JAI HIND!!🇮🇳🇮🇳

— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) June 16, 2020

My heart weeps to learn of the growing number of casualties on the Indo-China border. May God give strength and courage to the families of our martyred soldiers…really wishing this catastrophe away. #GalwanValley

— Nimrat Kaur (@NimratOfficial) June 16, 2020

Indian army has confirmed death of 20 soldiers.. could be more.. this feels so wrong😣 We are all forever in their debt…they gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country.. Deepest condolences to their families. Jai Hind🙏🏼 #GalwanValley

— Sophie C (@Sophie_Choudry) June 16, 2020

Heartfelt condolences to the families of the Martyrs who lost their fighting for the nation in #GalwanValley. We are proud of our brave and selfless #IndianArmy and its soldiers! #JaiHind #JaiBharat pic.twitter.com/rHRKmB6bRE

— Hemansh Kohli (@himanshkohli) June 16, 2020

This the first deadly conflict between India and China in the last 45 years.

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