In a heartwarming gesture, a couple from Kerala sent their wedding invitation to the Indian Army. On November 18, the Indian Army shared a photo of the wedding invitation from the Thiruvananthapuram couple on their Instagram account. The yellow-colored invite sent by Rahul and Karthika from Kerala’s capital city was addressed to “Dear Heroes”.
In the handwritten note, the couple wrote, "We (Rahul and Karthika) are getting married on November 10. We are truly thankful for love, determination, and patriotism towards our country. We owe a deep debt of gratitude to you for keeping us safe. Because of you, we sleep peacefully. Thank you for giving us happy days with our loved ones. Because of you, we are getting married happily. We are extremely delighted to invite you on our special day. We wish your presence and blessings. Thank you for protecting us".
While sharing the picture of the invite, the Indian Army responded, “Best Wishes’ #IndianArmy conveys sincere thanks to Rahul & Karthika for the Wedding Invite and wishes the couple a very Happy & Blissful Wedded Life. #TogetherForever @rahul_93ryan”.
Further, the couple was also invited to the Pangode military station here on Monday and felicitated by Brigadier Lalit Sharma, the Station Commander. He conveyed Army's deepest appreciation for their adorable marriage invite. The Station Commander interacted with the couple and presented a memento. He advised the couple to strive to contribute towards nation-building. He further added that "To be in uniform or not, the contribution of every citizen is valuable and that the Army's existence depends upon the citizens".
The social media posts on the invite got electrifying responses with a massive number of likes, and shares and won a lot of appreciation in the comment section.
Rahul works as an Assistant Bank Manager in Coimbatore and Kartika is an IT professional at Technopark, Trivandrum. Both are B. Tech graduates.