ARMY GENERAL WHO DEFIED THE PRIME MINISTER :
The year was 1959, the place was Amritsar. Some Indian Army officers and their wives went to the Railway station to see off one of their colleagues. Some goons made lewd remarks against the women and tried to molest them.
The year was 1959, the place was Amritsar. Some Indian Army officers and their wives went to the Railway station to see off one of their colleagues. Some goons made lewd remarks against the women and tried to molest them.
The Army officers chased the goons who took shelter in a nearby Cinema Theatre.
The matter was reported to the commanding officer, Col Jyothi Mohan Sen . On learning about the incident, the Col ordered the Cinema Hall to be surrounded by troops. All the goons were dragged out
The matter was reported to the commanding officer, Col Jyothi Mohan Sen . On learning about the incident, the Col ordered the Cinema Hall to be surrounded by troops. All the goons were dragged out
and the leader of the goons, who so heady and drunk with power was none other than the son of the Chief Minister of Punjab, Pratap Singh Kairon, a close associate of the then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. All the goons were stripped to their underwear,
paraded in the streets of Amritsar and later interred in the cantonment. The Chief Minister, furious, tried to release his son from Indian Army's incarceration the next day.
What happened next ?
His vehicle was not allowed to go in to the cantonment as VIP vehicle,
What happened next ?
His vehicle was not allowed to go in to the cantonment as VIP vehicle,
he was compelled to walk all the way to meet the colonel. The infuriated Chief Minister Kairon complained about the whole affair to Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
Those days were a little different, democracy was in nascent stage, leaders though powerful had some ethics.
Those days were a little different, democracy was in nascent stage, leaders though powerful had some ethics.
Perplexed, the so called Bharat Ratna Prime Minister Nehru instead of questioning his confidante Pratap Singh Kairon, sought explanation from the Army Chief General K.S. Thimmayya for the conduct of his officers.
Do you know what Thimmayya replied?
Do you know what Thimmayya replied?
He said, " If we cannot defend the honour of our women, how do you expect us to defend the honour of our motherland? "
Nehru was too dumbfounded to reply! And thats the story of an upright, courageous soldier who defied the Prime Minister.
Nehru was too dumbfounded to reply! And thats the story of an upright, courageous soldier who defied the Prime Minister.
The story was published in Opindia on 15.01.2018
This article was contributed by,
Maj. Gen. Dhruv C Katoch, in the magazine, Salute to the Indian Soldier. 🙏🏻
This article was contributed by,
Maj. Gen. Dhruv C Katoch, in the magazine, Salute to the Indian Soldier. 🙏🏻
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