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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)

Mangaluru Feb 16: Several organisations, political parties, journalists and residents came together at Kadri War Memorial on Friday February 15, to pay homage to martyrs who lost their lives in terror attack at Pulwama on February 14.

President of district ex-servicemen association, Sharath Bhandary, said, "When our soldiers were unprepared for the attack all of a sudden the attack took place on them. It is sad to know about the deadliest terror attack on our soldiers. People have come together to pay homage to the martyrs in every corner of the country including here. This shows the special respect to our soldiers,” 

Former MLC Ganesh Karnik said, "This terror attack is a warning message to our country. We should retaliate against the terrorists at the earliest and also should take steps to sort out issues at Kashmir,”

District Youth Congress president Mithun Rai said, "We should join hands together to give justice for those who have been killed in one of the deadliest terror attacks. We should strengthen the hands of our Prime Minister to fight against terrorism, so that such attacks are not repeated in future,”

People paid their condolences by lighting the candles and by garlanding the war memorial.

Mayor Bhaskar Moily, MCC chief whip Shashidhar Hegde, BJP general secretary Brijesh Chowta and others were present.