Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, paid tribute to the Kargil war martyrs in a grand cultural event at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi indoor stadium, to mark 20 years of the war, where India successfully took command of the high outposts which had been lost to Pakistan. The 3-hour long programme featured singer Mohit Chauhan crooning patriotic songs, along with a performance by The Shillong Chamber Choir. An eight-minute documentary film on the Kargil War was also screened.