Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav's statement on Wednesday that no soldier from Gujarat had ever got martyred drew flak from citizens and politicians alike. Mirror visited family members of martyred sons of Gujarat to take their account of what they felt about Akhilesh's statement. Rajshree, widow of Mukesh Rathod who sacrificed his life during the 1999 Kargil war, commented: "Akhilesh's statement was heart wrenching. We have been talking about it since we first heard it on television. Martyrs don't belong to any state, they belong to the country.

Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav's statement on Wednesday that no soldier from Gujarat had ever got martyred drew flak from citizens and politicians alike. Mirror visited family members of martyred sons of Gujarat to take their account of what they felt about Akhilesh's statement. Rajshree, widow of Mukesh Rathod who sacrificed his life during the 1999 Kargil war, commented: "Akhilesh's statement was heart wrenching. We have been talking about it since we first heard it on television. Martyrs don't belong to any state, they belong to the country.