India's Envoy Visits Morib Beach Memorial

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- High Commissioner of India to Malaysia, T.S. Tirumurti, Tuesday visited the Military Memorial site at the Morib beach, which was erected to commemorate the landing of the 23rd Indian Division and 25th Indian Division on the beach, 69 years ago. During the visit, the high commissioner paid tribute to the Indian army for its valour and sacrifices in Malaysia during the Second World War, the Indian High Commission said in a statement here Tuesday. Tirumurti also commended the soldiers of both India and Malaysia for fighting "shoulder to shoulder in defence of Malaysia, against tremendous odds," adding that the memorials were a testimony to the shared military history and events between the two countries. The high commissioner, who was accompanied by Defence Advisor in the High Commission, Colonel Praveen Chhabra, thanked the local administration and the local Indian community for the upkeep and maintenance of the memorial. "It serves to keep the sacrifices of soldiers alive in our memory," he said. According to the statement, among other things, the 46 Indian beach group facilitated the landing of 42,651 personnel and 3,968 vehicles. The Morib landing signified the end of the Second World War in the region It said that several Indian Divisions had participated as a part of the Allied Forces in the Malayan Campaign during the Second World War, which lasted from 1939-1945, and suffered the largest number of casualties. Many of these regiments continue to this day in the Indian army. -- BERNAMA