<img title="Sachin Tendulkar" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/2018/jan/Sachin-Sach.jpg" alt="Sachin Tendulkar" /> Sachin Tendulkar
India's cricketing stars expressed their gratitude to the armed forces on 70th Army Day yesterday. The day is significant as on January 15 in 1949, Field Marshal Kodandera M Cariappa took over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief.
<img title="Harbhajan Singh" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/2018/jan/Harbhajan-x.jpg" alt="Harbhajan Singh" /> Harbhajan Singh
"Saluting our brave soldiers and their families. You battle the harshest weather &amp; terrain and go above &amp; beyond to protect our nation's borders. Thank you for your service! #ArmyDay #JaiHind," Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar wrote on Twitter.
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Saluting our brave soldiers and their families. You battle the harshest weather &amp; terrain and go above &amp; beyond to protect our nation&rsquo;s borders. Thank you for your service! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ArmyDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ArmyDay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JaiHind?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JaiHind</a> <a href="https://t.co/R7S9w3sSjB">pic.twitter.com/R7S9w3sSjB</a>
&mdash; sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) <a href="https://twitter.com/sachin_rt/status/952826131232641024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<img title="Gautam Gambhir" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/2018/jan/gautiSA.jpg" alt="Gautam Gambhir" /> Gautam Gambhir
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Thank you to all our brave soldier broters for everything.. I salute you INDIAN ARMY ZINDABAD..INDIAN FOUJI ZINDABAD.HINDUSTAN ZINDABAD. JAI BHARAT&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&reg;&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&sup3;&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&reg;&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&sup3;&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&reg;&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&sup3;&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&reg;&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&sup3;&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&reg;&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&sup3; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ArmyDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ArmyDay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/adgpi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@adgpi</a> <a href="https://t.co/9LSGVzoR6K">pic.twitter.com/9LSGVzoR6K</a>
&mdash; Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) <a href="https://twitter.com/harbhajan_singh/status/952771233447202817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Before you paint d town red exactly a month from now on Valentine&rsquo;s Day, how about doing it in Army Olive Green today on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ArmyDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ArmyDay</a>...Let your armed forces, your country be your Valentine <a href="https://twitter.com/adgpi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@adgpi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndianArmy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IndianArmy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndianArmyDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IndianArmyDay</a>
&mdash; Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) <a href="https://twitter.com/GautamGambhir/status/952821243824168961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
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"Thank you to all our brave soldier broters for everything.. I salute you Indian army zindabad , indian fouji zindabad Hindustan zindabad. Jai Bharat #ArmyDay," wrote off-spinner Harbhajan Singh. India opener Gautam Gambhir had a message within his wish: "Before you paint d town red exactly a month from now on Valentine's Day, how about doing it in Army Olive Green today on #ArmyDay... Let your armed forces, your country be your Valentine." Well said!
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