Abu Dhabi/Dubai: Indian expatriates in the UAE on Sunday paid tributes to paramilitary personnel who laid down their lives in a terrorist attack at Pulwama in the North Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.

In condolence meetings conducted separately at the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Indian Consulate General in Dubai on Sunday evening, they expressed their solidarity to the nation and families of the fallen heroes.

At a candlelight homage held at the embassy in Abu Dhabi, Navdeep Singh Suri, the Indian Ambassador to the UAE, said: “Our entire nation stands united behind our government and security forces, a fact that was reflected in the statements of all political parties.”

He said the international community has expressed strong support for India and the UAE was among the first to express solidarity with India on Thursday itself.

“At the same time, it is important that we are careful about motivated rumours that are being circulated on WhatsApp and other social media platforms with the objective of setting off one Indian against another. The CRPF [Central Reserve Police Force whose personnel were killed in the attack] itself has had to issue a warning today against falling for such rumours since they only serve the malign agenda of terrorist groups like Jaish e Mohammed and of their masters,” Suri said.

Vipul, the Indian Consul General in Dubai, addressed the condolence meeting conducted at the Consulate, which was attended by a large number of Indians living in Dubai and northern emirates.

In Dubai, hundreds of Indians gathered to pay tributes to the soldiers who lost their lives and to pray for their families at the Indian Consulate in Dubai.

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