Jammu: Bollywood actor Nana Patekar today termed the security personnel guarding the country's borders as the real heroes.‘’Borderman serving at the front are our real heroes.They fight a battle every day to protect the integrity of the nation,’’ Nana Patekar said during his visit to border outposts in Hiranagar and Kathua sectors on International Border.
Recognizing the hardship and sacrifice and duty of brave BSF Jawans during recent cross border firing, the actor shared memorable moments with enthusiastic jawans and officers of BSF.
Nana Patekar, who was conferred honorary rank of Captain by Army, while among BSF troops, expressing his emotions said that it was a great opportunity for him to come and meet BSF troops.
‘’The whole nation stand firmly with them,’’ he added.The morale of the troops raised to the peak, listening from Mr Patekar that to be present among protectors of nation sovereignty was a moment of great pride for him and he was jubilant with feeling of patriotism.
He said, ‘’our greatest weapon is not the Bofors, nor the AK, but our jawans’’.On this rendezvous, DK Upadhayay, IG BSF, Jammu frontier thanking Patekar, said that such visits raise the morale of troops, recognizing the immeasurable service rendered by world largest border grading force tasked to guard vast Indian frontier in western and eastern corridor. (UNI)