Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid a brief visit to
Singapore on his way back from Indonesia on Saturday.
In Singapore, Singh paid tributes to Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose by laying a wreath at the Indian National Army (INA) marker, said the
Defence Ministry.
The Defence Minister paid a two-day visit to
Indonesian capital Jakarta to attend a meeting of the 10-nation ASEAN
(Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and some of its dialogue partners.
“After completing his tour to Indonesia, Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh, on his way back home, paid a brief visit to Singapore
on November 18,” said the Ministry.
It said the construction of a monument to commemorate
the “Unknown Warriors” of the Indian National Army (INA) was proposed by Netaji
himself and he had laid the foundation stone in July 1945.
“Paid homage at the INA Memorial marker in Singapore.
My heartfelt tributes to the ‘Unknown Warriors’ of the INA,” Singh posted on X.
In 1995, the National Heritage Board of Singapore
erected the INA marker on the same spot as the original memorial, the ministry
said in a statement.
“The defence minister also offered prayers at the Sri
Srinivasa Perumal temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, which is among the oldest
Hindu temples in Singapore dating back to 1855,” it said.
Singh also visited the Indian Heritage Centre in the
“Little India” locality of the city-state.
The centre was set up under the National Heritage
Board in 2015, documenting the story of the journey of Singaporean Indians,
according to the defence ministry.
PTI
