A month after a 5-year-old boy's video of "kadak" salute to Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) soldiers in Ladakh broke the internet with its enthusiasm and cuteness, the para military force honoured him today.
Nawang Namgyal, 5, is a lower kindergarten student in one of the border villages in Ladakh's Chushul area. He became an internet sensation in October after the ITBP shared a video of him saluting jawans to command.
They have now honoured him with a custom made ITBP uniform, and filmed him doing drill at the camp. This video, shared with the title "Happy and inspiring again!", is also winning hearts on the internet.
Salute!
— ITBP (@ITBP_official) November 15, 2020
Happy and inspiring again...
Nawang Namgyal, the 5 years old student of LKG salutes Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) jawans near a border village in Ladakh. #Himveers pic.twitter.com/aoA30ifbnU
The original video, taken by an ITBP officer, shows the boy saluting the soldiers who correct his posture and stance. "Do like this," an officer, not seen in the video, is heard saying. To this, Nawang Namgyal responds enthusiastically to earn a reassuring "Yeah!" from the officer.
The ITBP had shared this clip and marked it high on "josh".
After the 5-year old was honoured this morning and the ITBP tweeted his pictures in uniform, the original video again started trending on the internet.
Salute!
— ITBP (@ITBP_official) October 11, 2020
Namgyal, a local kid in Chushul, Ladakh saluting the ITBP troops passing by.
The enthusiastic kid saluting with high josh was randomly clicked by an ITBP Officer on 8 October morning. pic.twitter.com/dak8vV8qCJ
Just like the October 11-video, today's clip of Namgyal saluting and marching has also won hearts.
Twitter users showered their admiration for the child with salutes and comments including, "Cute soldier", "Future soldier", and "making of a warrior".
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