New Delhi, Dec 13 (UNI) Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said terrorism is a serious threat to democracy, individual's freedom and global economic advancement which are the core values of present day civilisation.
In a Facebook post on anniversary of the 2001 terror attack on the Parliament, the Vice-President said that December 13 is a stark reminder of the menace of terrorism and its professed antagonism to democratic values and economic aspirations.
Paying rich tributes to the security personnel who sacrificed their lives to defend the Parliament House, Mr Naidu said that their acts of sacrifice will forever be etched in the minds of 'our countrymen'.
Earlier in the day, the Vice-President had paid floral tributes to the martyrs of the attack along with
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and other senior ministers.
Praising the courage of the CRPF Constable Kamlesh Kumari who first spotted the terrorists and kept tracking and informing about their movements in the Parliament House complex, the Vice-President said that her bravery was instrumental in quickly putting down the terrorists' game plan.
'She fell to the barrage of the bullets pumped into her and became a martyr, leaving a saga of inspiration and commitment to fight for the country,' Mr Naidu said in a heartfelt tribute the woman constable.
The Vice-President wrote that the terror attack on the temple of Indian democracy by a band of terrorists mentored and trained by a neighbor shook the whole world and a catastrophe was averted by the alert and brave security personnel guarding the Parliament House.
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