'I had the honour of flying your brave son'

[Guynextdoor2]

'I had the honour of flying your brave son': moving letter to martyr's parents | NDTV.com

 

[third eye]

Here is the letter written by this commendable pilot.

A pilot who flew the body of Indian army major Mukund Varadarajan - killed in an encounter with militants in Jammu and Kashmir last week - has written a moving letter to his parents t.

Air India pilot Captain S Srinivasan has confirmed to NDTV that he wrote a letter to Major Varadarajan's parents, which addresses them as "Dearest Father & Mother" while offering them words of comfort.

"I had the honour of flying your brave son from Delhi to Chennai," the pilot wrote. "I send my sincerest condolences andpranams to both of you, please accept them. May God bless Mukund's soul and give you strength. Please think of me as 1 of your sons."
The letter has been re-tweeted several times.

Major Varadarajan was cremated with full military honours and a 42-gun salute today.

He was killed on Friday in Shopian, 60 km from Srinagar. The army said after a tip-off, he led an assault on militants said to be hiding in a village and engaged them in a gun-battle for hours. He died of multiple injuries the next morning while being taken to hospital. The coffin carrying his body arrived in Chennai last night draped in the national flag and flowers.

The 31-year-old officer has a wife and a three-year-old daughter.

 

[third eye]

This Air India pilot has displayed more patriotism and sense of maturity than the PM of India or any other politician for that matter.

 

[Guynextdoor2]

This Air India pilot has displayed more patriotism and sense of maturity than the PM of India or any other politician for that matter.

Coz an ordinary person knows what it means to lose a son.

 

[Levina]

Here is the letter written by this commendable pilot.

A pilot who flew the body of Indian army major Mukund Varadarajan - killed in an encounter with militants in Jammu and Kashmir last week - has written a moving letter to his parents t.

Air India pilot Captain S Srinivasan has confirmed to NDTV that he wrote a letter to Major Varadarajan's parents, which addresses them as "Dearest Father & Mother" while offering them words of comfort.

"I had the honour of flying your brave son from Delhi to Chennai," the pilot wrote. "I send my sincerest condolences andpranams to both of you, please accept them. May God bless Mukund's soul and give you strength. Please think of me as 1 of your sons."
The letter has been re-tweeted several times.

Major Varadarajan was cremated with full military honours and a 42-gun salute today.

He was killed on Friday in Shopian, 60 km from Srinagar. The army said after a tip-off, he led an assault on militants said to be hiding in a village and engaged them in a gun-battle for hours. He died of multiple injuries the next morning while being taken to hospital. The coffin carrying his body arrived in Chennai last night draped in the national flag and flowers.

The 31-year-old officer has a wife and a three-year-old daughter.

RIP shaheed Maj. Varadarajan and Shaheed Sepoy Vikram Singh

 

[halupridol]

RESPECT

 

[madooxno9]

I still don't get it why were they fighting gun battle when they could have blown them up . It is really a unnecessary loss. We already have so less officers.

Respect for the Brave man and the Pilot .

 

[utraash]

my respect....
Heck of politicians who not bothered to pay their condolences to our mytrs in peak of election time.....

 

[Levina]

I still don't get it why were they fighting gun battle when they could have blown them up . It is really a unnecessary loss. We already have so less officers.
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The militants were inside a house,2 locals and one foreigner,yes they should have blown up the house.

 

[Robinhood Pandey]

 

[utraash]

I still don't get it why were they fighting gun battle when they could have blown them up . It is really a unnecessary loss. We already have so less officers.

Respect for the Brave man and the Pilot .

dear have you been to Kashmir? I have been few times n i know how hostile is local public except few bordering distt .... If we start blowing House then you can imagine.....

 

[madooxno9]

The militants were inside a house,2 locals and one foreigner,yes they should have blown up the house.

I heard these same locals are giving honor to dead TERRORIST scums ?

 

[blood]

RIP brother , the nation is indebted to you.

 

[madooxno9]

dear have you been to Kashmir? I have been few times n i know how hostile is local public except few bordering distt .... If we start blowing House then you can imagine.....

i meant something like this

 

[third eye]

I still don't get it why were they fighting gun battle when they could have blown them up . It is really a unnecessary loss. We already have so less officers.

Respect for the Brave man and the Pilot .

dear have you been to Kashmir? I have been few times n i know how hostile is local public except few bordering distt .... If we start blowing House then you can imagine.....

The house had been blown up. Vikram encountered fire from the rubble ( an injured Militant) , the Major rushed to extricate his soldier.

Can we not have Bollywood actors on threads like these please ?