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"Do not come up, I will handle them".
These were probably the last words of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan before he was martyred in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
Major Unnikrishnan was known as a calm, generous and selfless person even during his early days at the NDA. These same qualities helped our nation during the Kargil War in 1999, when he led a team of six soldiers and managed to establish a post 200 metres from the opposing side and under direct observation and fire.
But for some bravehearts, serving the nation just once is not enough. Major Unnikrishnan chose the NSG Commando Service in 2006 and did not hesitate when the nation needed him on that fateful night on 28 Nov 2008.
On 26 November 2008, several buildings in South Mumbai were attacked by terrorists. Major Unnikrishnan was the team commander of 51 SAG deployed in the operation at the Taj Mahal hotel to rescue hostages. He entered the hotel in a group of 10 commandos and engaged the perpetrators in a firefight. He arranged for an injured Commando Sunil Yadav's evacuation and chased the terrorists who had escaped to another floor of the hotel. In the encounter that followed, he was shot from the back before succumbing to his injuries on 28 Nov 2008.
The Logical Indian salutes the braveheart on his birthday.
Happy Birthday Soldier.
*Taken from the fb post of 'The Logical Indian'.
