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Today you would have celebrated your 53rd birthday.

But last 22 birthdays you have celebrated birthdays in some other world, of course a better world than this.

Happy 53rd birthday
MAJOR PADMAPANI ACHARYA
2 RAJRIF

#BattleofTololing #KargilWar
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On June 21, 1968

MAJOR PADMAPANI ACHARYA
2 RAJRIF

was born to Smt Vimala Acharya and WING COMMANDER JAGANNATH ACHARYA.
Originally Acharya family belonged to Orrisa but is settled in Hyderabad.

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“As a mother, I am definitely sad & hurt but as a patriot, I am proud of my son. He lives forever, whereas I will not. He made me promise that I would not cry when he left for the front.”
Smt Vimala Acharya mother of MAJOR PADMAPANI ACHARYA.

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“ The enemy is just 40 meters away from us, we are out numbered and running out of the ammunition; we need fire upon our own coordinate”,

CAPTAIN B M CARIAPPA
5 PARA

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“Bofors is a medium artillery gun with a killing range of 300 meters. The splinters will go flying on all direction. Chances are that you guys will not survive either.”

MAJOR GURPREET MADHOK

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“We will not survive in any case sir. We have run out of ammunition and I need the bloody fire here right now.” CAPTAIN CARIAPPA

“Roger! Fire shall be upon you in minutes. Take cover if you can. God bless you”.
MAJOR GURPREET

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Havan being performed by LIEUTENANT COLONEL Y K JOSHI then CO 13 JAKRIF before launching assault on Pt 5140 during #KargilWar in 1999.

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The assault on Pt 5140 was launched by the young Company Commanders of 13 JAKRIF

CAPTAIN SANJEEV JAMWAL
CAPTAIN VIKRAM BATRA

What happened in next 24 hours is a history now.

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June 20, 1999

at 0335 hrs
CAPTAIN JAMWAL shouts on radio
" Sir, Oh! Yeah Yeah Yeah ...No Casualties...

at 0435hrs
CAPTAIN BATRA shouts
"Yeh Dil Maange More, .... No Casualties...

13 JAKRIF Commanding Officer with his jubilant Company Commanders on Pt 5140.

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Join me in paying homage to

BRIGADIER RAJINDER SINGH
2 J&K STATE FORCES
MAHA VIR CHAKRA

on his birth anniversary today.
He immortalized fighting paki raiders in 1947 and is the first recipient of any gallantry award in Independent India.
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With just 100 DOGRA troops, BRIGADIER RAJINDER SINGH defended J&K against 6000 pakis at Uri for four days in 1947.

Had he not been deceived by his own troops, who joined hands with the raiders, there would have been no POK today.

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BRIGADIER RAJINDER SINGH when immortalized himself, he left behind his wife and five daughters.

#BrigadierRajinderSingh is rightly known as the #saviourofKashmir.

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