Salute both son and the father….
Sandeep Unnikrishnan
I salute Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan , He had sacrificed his life during Operation Cyclone (code name for Taj Mahal Hotel Operation). Major Unnikrishnan was with the 51 Special Action Group of the force and was with the NSG on deputation. He has been with the Black Cat commando force for the last two years. An officer of the Bihar Regiment, he was commissioned in the Indian Army in June 1999.
The Major was brave enough to put his life in front to save his friends. This is not the only incident where Major Sandeep had acted selflessly. During this training days, after a long run they reached a spot to have some water, there was “water well” Sandeep was drawing the water from the well, the tourists who were present at the spot asked him to fill the water on their bottle, without even thinking twice he poured the water for the bottle, before he could think of drinking water for himself, there was a line of tourists with more bottles, the Major without even drinking the water, filled all their bottles, in the mean time their commander calls them, he leaves without drinking water…Self-Sacrifice was not something which happened to Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, instead it was a way of his life…we salute such brave hearts…
The proud father who made his son even more prouder…
I really respect and appreciate the fact the Chief Minister of Kerela was shown a shut door and declined his to accept his condolences. To do this you need to be a right man who cannot be exploited by sweet words of the politicians, and Sandeep’s father was a right man!!!!!!
Why did Kerela CM visited Sandeep’s family? not to give condolences, but it was due to the pressure from the opposition. The opposition parties in Kerala have accused the state government of having shown disrespect to the Kerala-born soldier, who lost his life while combating terrorists in Mumbai, by not sending any minister to his funeral, attended by a large number of people, including Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.
To add fuel to this , they security people comes with sniffer dogs to Sandeep’s house to check if there are any bombs planned. Is this a insult to the Martyr??? is this how we respect our martyrs?
This Sandeep’s father may not be as furious as he was, if the Kerala CM is not accompained with Media people. This is what irritated him the most. First of all you come to give condolences after everything is over, even the CM of Karnataka has attended the furneral. Yes we can understand as a CM of a State you might have your own schedules etc., First you just send condolence letter by mail to them, then after your opposition parties critize you , just to save your face you reaches somebody’s house with media people so that you have the proof that you have visited them.
Kerela CM’s comment on a TV Channel
He (Sandeep’s father) says that the Kerala chief minister did not come whereas the Karnataka chief minister came in the morning itself, and that Kerala has ignored him.He got all worked up over this,’ Achuthanandan told television channel in Thiruvananthapuram.
The chief minister asked, ‘Is there a rule that the chief ministers of Kerala and Karnataka should be there at the same time?’
After a pause, the chief minister went on to say, ‘If it had not been Sandeep’s house, not even a dog would have glanced that way.’
‘It is Sandeep’s family and that is why we went. A soldier’s father should have had the sense to understand that,’ the chief minister said.
Is this how a CM should respond to a person’s death, that too a solider who had sacrificed his life for the nation ?
But Sandeep’s father said politicians were under ‘compulsions and duress’ to express solidarity with the terror victims in an apparent attempt to get political mileage and ‘I did not want to respond to them.’
The answer given by Sandeep’s father by kicking him out of the house made me salute him also for the courage and righteous feelings. Now we know from where Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan got his courage and bravery…..
We salute both father and son ….may the Major’s soul rest in peace…
