King
of
Pop
Indian
music
Daler
Mehndi
on
Wednesday
lauded
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
as
he
interacted
with
the
Indian
students
evacuated
from
Ukraine
while
he
was
travelling
at
Udaipur
airport.
Posing
with
the
youngsters,
Mehndi
shared
a
video
on
Instagram
congratulating
all
the
students
for
safely
returning
to
their
homeland
amid
the
ongoing
Russia-Ukraine
crisis
and
praised
the
government
officials
for
their
relentless
work
behind
the
evacuation
mission.
"It's
a
happy
and
proud
moment
for
India.
All
our
youngsters
who
were
stuck
in
the
middle
of
a
war
in
Ukraine,
some
of
them
have
arrived
at
Udaipur," he
said.
"Congratulations
to
all
the
people
on
safely
returning
home.
Let
go
of
the
fear
now.
Those
who
are
left
behind
will
all
be
brought
back
to
India
soon.
Thank
you
Modi
ji.
This
is
all
your
magic.
Love
you.
Chak
De
Fatte.
Ho
gayi
teri
balle
balle
ho
jayegi
balle
balle," Mehndi
signed
off
on
a
musical
note
by
singing
one
of
his
popular
song.
India
has
launched
Operation
Ganga
under
which
26
flights
will
be
operated
to
evacuate
its
nationals
from
war-torn
Ukraine
in
the
next
three
days.
According
to
an
estimate,
a
total
18,000
students
are
stranded
in
Ukraine.
Foreign
Secretary
Harsh
Vardhan
Singhla
on
Tuesday
said
that
around
12,000
Indians
have
been
evacuated
so
far.
For
female
pilot,
captain
Shivani
Kalra,
who
is
a
part
of
the
evacuation
mission
-
'Operation
Ganga',
bringing
students
back
safely
to
their
hometown
was
no
less
than
a
proud
moment
to
serve
the
nation
at
such
a
crucial
time.
She
took
to
Instagram
Stories
and
shared
a
picture
of
an
Air
India
plane
that
flew
Indian
nationals
back
to
India.