● A Tribute to Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan ●

Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan,this brave son of India was born on (15 March 1977 – 28 November 2008) was a Major in the Indian Army serving in the elite National Security Guards (NSG). He was killed in action while fighting terrorists in the November 2008 Mumbai attacks. His bravery was honoured with the Ashoka Chakra on 26 January 2009.

“Do not come up, I will handle them.” These were probably the last words which Major Unnikrishnan told his men as he was hit by bullets while engaging well armed terrorists inside the Taj Hotel, Mumbai during Operation Black Tornado.

Later, NSG sources clarified that when a Commando got injured during the operation, Major Unnikrishnan arranged for his evacuation and started chasing the terrorists himself. The terrorists escaped to another floor of the hotel and during the chase Major Unnikrishnan was seriously injured and succumbed to his injuries.








Family
He hails from a family settled in Bangalore that had migrated from Cheruvannur, Kozhikode district, Kerala. He was the only son of retired ISRO officer Mr. K. Unnikrishnan and Mrs. Dhanalakshmi.


Childhood
Major Unnikirshnan spent 14 years at the Frank Anthony Public School. A popular figure among his contemporaries, he wanted to join the Army, even attending school in a crew cut. He is remembered as an outstanding student by his teacher. In 1995 he finished ISC Science from here. He was the house captain and he participated in sports and described by his school principal as “fantastic athlete”. Most of his athletic records remained unbroken for many years. He described himself as a movie maniac in his orkut profile.

Besides his display of courage from young age he had a soft side to him and was a member of the school choir.


Army Career
Sandeep joined the National Defense Academy in 1995. He was a member of the Oscar Squadron and a pass out of the 94th Course of NDA. He was a member of the social science stream.
His NDA buddies remember him as “selfless”, “generous” and “calm and composed”.


His happy-go-lucky face masked a ruthless and determined soldier, so did his thin physique hide a tough, never-give-up spirit that was seen in various training camps and cross country races he participated in with in the NDA.

He was commissioned as Second Lieutenant to the 7 Bihar Regiment in June 1999. After serving the Indian Army in different locations in Jammu & Kashmir, Siachen and Rajasthan to counter insurgencies for two terms, he was selected to join the National Security Guards.On completion of training, he was assigned to the Special Action Group (SAG) of NSG on January 2007 and participated in various operations of the NSG.

He was a popular officer who was loved and adored by his seniors and juniors alike. During the `Ghatak test’, the most difficult test of the Army, Major Unnikrishnan topped twice in these tests earning commendation from seniors. Perhaps this was the reason or his passion for bravery that he opted for the NSG commando service which he joined on deputation in 2006.

During Operation Vijay in Kargil on the evening of 31 December 1999, Major Sandeep led a team of six soldiers and managed to establish a post 200 metres from the enemy and under direct enemy observation and fire.


Operation Black Tornado
On the night of 26 Nov 2008, several iconic buildings in South Mumbai were attacked by terrorists. One of the buildings where the terrorists held people hostage was the 100-year old Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.

Major Unnikrishnan was the team commander of 51 SAG deployed in the operation at the Taj Mahal Hotel to rid the building of terrorists and rescue the hostages. He entered the hotel in a group of 10 commandos and reached the sixth floor through the staircase. As the team descended the stairs, they sensed the terrorists on the third floor. The terrorists had held a few women as hostages in a room and locked it from the inside. After breaking open the door, the round of fire by the terrorists hit Commando Sunil Yadav, who was Major Unnikrishnan's buddy partner.

Major Unnikrishan led his team from the front and engaged the terrorists in a fierce gunfight. He arranged for Commando Sunil Yadav's evacuation and regardless of personal safety, chased the terrorists who, meanwhile, escaped to another floor of the hotel, and while doing so Major Sandeep continuously engaged them. In the encounter that followed, he was shot from the back, seriously injured and succumbed to injuries.




“Long Live Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan“, “Sandeep Unnikrishnan Amar Rahee” - these are the lines that were heard from outside the Bangalore house of the NSG Commando Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan and thousands lined up to pay their last homage to the martyr who laid his life to save thousands of innocent people at hotel Taj Mahal, Mumbai. Family members, friends and army personnel besides thousands of ordinary people came out in the streets to pay homage to the martyr who laid down his life during the unprecedented anti-terror operation.
The funeral of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan was held with full military honours.

Controversy-
Bastard Traitor Politicians

Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, laid down his life for the nation. Politicians shred crocodile's tears and this is the response they get from his father Unnikrishnan's


The Kerala government did not send any representative to attend Major Unnikrishnan's funeral. Local and national media criticized the decision of the local politicians. However the Kerala Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan and Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan called on the Unnikrishnan family on 30 November 2008. Sandeep's father K. Unnikrishnan was angry, criticized the visit and asked them to leave. He even threatened to commit suicide if any politician from Kerala entered his home.Later, V. S. Achuthanandan told media that had it not been for Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, not even a dog would have visited his parents' house.This again invited harsh criticism from the media and public. However, Achuthanandan stated that he would not apologize to the Major's family. He added that he respects the slain Major's family.

On 2 December 2008, Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat expressed his apology for Achuthanandan's 'dog remark'. On 3 December 2008, Achuthanandan expressed his regrets over the incident.

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"He always had a smiling face. He believed in smiling so much so that he once even said that he did not like getting photographed for his identity card since it needed him to keep a straight face. We have learnt a lot from him and believe that we need to keep smiling even though we are going through a bad phase. My son is always with me and we will take him wherever we go."
Unnikrishnan says Sandeep had wanted to join the army since he was eight years old.

"None of us suggested anything to him. At a later stage, we wanted him to be in the IT sector. To that, he said the respect that one gets in the armed forces, one does not get anywhere," recalls his father.

Sandeep, Unnikrishnan adds, wanted to serve the army for two decades and then take up a civilian job.

"My son became a hero. I am proud of him, but I didn't want to lose him ever. Sandeep laid down his life for the country's safety. But I don't know whether the country has become safer today. I feel that more people should join the army," says K Unnikrishnan.

"Our nation needs heroes," he adds. "My son has instilled the feeling of nationalism and patriotism in me and I will always remember that."

Pay Tribute to NSG Cammando Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan



Sandeep’s orkut profile

Thanks - Jai Hind

@ prithvi

see the number of replies in this thread comapred to yi know what


i will post my VIEW soon

a big Thankssssss

no one really cares who was he or whatever :\

chal prithvi tum he sun lo

on 13th march((his birthdate)) my dad came to me and gave some info abt him ...from there i got to know his story how a 30 yr old Guy sacrified his Life for his COUNTRY...he didnt care abt anything at that tine .mind yu ppl make more fun of a South Indian than North ppl..........see this is the spirit i talk about all t he time which some ppl mite find funny or worthless as they say 100 me se 90 bayimaan fir bhi mera bharat mhaan

ask these soldiers if this is the case then why do they die for their country cuz they are not bounded by FEW ssqre feet area and think and worship that particular comfortable zone whole life

if i live here m also proud of it my country INDIA .....

and if i can worship Shaeede azam Bhagat Singh then i will bow my head in front of late Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan


nothing more to say cuz here its really waste of time

i know his story ...as it was on all news channel and newspaper....well i became little late to start this thread on this great soul(as who ever die for the country is a great/holy soul) az i want to put this on his birthady and thats on 15th march not 13 :P and i always bow my head in front of like this great pious son of soil who dies for the country.
well u mean this biased thread--> yeah it was one side thread...az thread starter ignores other shaheed heros(az for some people religion comes first then country & then they except others should give respect to them lolz)....well i already complete that thread by reply/shareing other shaheed jawans too..then it became a perfect complete post.....Btw dont see how much reply or not..thats doesn't matters....i believe in quality not quantity....az quantity tah kachre di bhi jada hundi @ dumping ground, thatz doesn't mean whole world is a dumping ground.... in other words Sawa Lakh Se Ek Ladaun

muhahahahaha ...i knew this *wink*

thanss prithvi.....yaa it was on 15th my bad :||

sorry main late ho gaya salute to great soul