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Indian envoy marks 80th Independence Day in Singapore
Indian High Commissioner to Singapore Shilpak Ambule hoisted the national flag on August 15 at the Indian High Commission, with more than 2,500 members of the diaspora attending, The Hindu reports. He…
The Story in Brief
Indian High Commissioner to Singapore Shilpak Ambule hoisted the national flag on August 15 at the Indian High Commission, with more than 2,500 members of the diaspora attending, The Hindu reports. He read excerpts from President Droupadi Murmu’s address, while students performed traditional dances and attendees received Indian food and sweets.
Ambule later laid a wreath at Kranji War Cemetery and Memorial. He recalled the role of Indian soldiers in the Allied campaign in Malaya and Singapore during the Second World War, including more than 12,500 Indian soldiers among the 24,000 fallen Allied troops named at the memorial. Women from the diaspora also held activities on India’s handloom and textile traditions.
The Indian Opinion
The event’s cultural warmth should not obscure the historical record it invoked. Claims that Indians played a marginal role in Singapore’s wartime liberation do not fit the figures cited by the High Commission. But ceremonial numbers also deserve careful sourcing, especially when they cover different military categories and periods. The useful test is whether memorial records and official archives support the count of 12,500 Indian soldiers named at Kranji.
Source: thehindu.com
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