Ashok Chakra for Major Varadarajan

January 26, 2015 10:21

"As a mother, I wanted him to be near me and not live where danger lay.

''My son was so sure about where he wanted to be, and he was so happy to wear the army uniform and work for the country.

"Before any major operation, he would tell me, "Please pray for me, Amma, but don't ask me why"

Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com meets the parents of Major Mukund Varadarajan who was killed during an operation against terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir on April 25, 2014.

He was awarded the Ashok Chakra, India's highest award for courage in peacetime, for his supreme sacrifice.His wife Indu received the award.
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