Inspiration behind 'Kashmir toh hoga lekin Pakistan nahi hoga' poem

New Delhi: The patriotic poem which was recited by a Jawan in a bus has been identified as Manoj Thakur, Head Constable of Himachal Pradesh. The video is being shared by thousands of people on Facebook, WhatsApp and other social networking websites and the family members of Manoj, who is currently posted at Kinnaur. It was uploaded by him on ‘Kargil Day’ (July 26) but it went viral in the aftermath of the Uri terrorist attack on Sunday. The 130-second video with Manoj reciting the poem was shot on a bus carrying police personnel. The video sends a warning to Pakistan that any “misadventure” would “wipe it out from the world map”. It says, “abki yudh hua to Kashmir to hoga lekin Pakistan nahin hoga” (if there is another war, Kashmir will survive but Pakistan won’t) and “hum Pakistan ke bomb se nahin, Tashkent aur Shimla samjhauton se darte hain” (We are not scared of Pakistan’s bombs but of Tashkant and Shimla pacts) and reminds Pakistan of its defeats in the hands of the Indian army in 1965, 1971 and 1999. “Remember the 90,000 prisoners of the 1965 war and the favour of Indira (Gandhi),” the poem says and warns, “There would be India on both sides of the Indus river and the Indian flag would fly over Islamabad.” After learning about his viral video from others, Thakur said that he was grateful to Indians who were inspired by his sentiments. Read his message below. Dear Indians, I am overwhelmed by the affection I have received from you. You are my inspiration. I am proud of my motherland. I thank crores of Indians who respected my emotions and watched my video by taking out their precious time. I am grateful to the media for showcasing my video. Today I realized that when Indians shower love on someone, they do it generously. Jai Hind, Jai Maa Bharti, Vande Mataram, Jai Hind Ki Sena. The entire poem which is on everyone’s lips now was, however, originally taken from Balika Sadhvi Thakur who has demanded India to give a befitting reply to Pakistan. Watch her interview in a news report below: (With PTI inputs)