What an example he
created in the history of our Country
Field Marshal KM
Cariappa's exemplary stand.
A Picture of Field
marshal KM Cariappa
During the 1965
war, his son K C Cariappa, an Indian Air Force pilot, was shot down over
Pakistan by Army officer Major Zaidi. He was captured and imprisoned as a POW
by him, On realizing the identity of the wounded soldier at Dargil, Radio
Pakistan immediately announced the safe capture of Flt. Lt K.C.Cariappa. Gen
Ayub Khan, himself contacted Field Marshal Cariappa, who was living a retired
life at Mercara, his hometown, with information about his son's safety.
When Gen. Khan
offered to release his son immediately, Field Marshal is reported to have
scoffed at the idea and told him to give his son no better treatment than any
other POW.
"He is my son
no longer," the Old Soldier is reported to have thundered. "He is the
child of this country, a soldier fighting for his motherland like a true
patriot. My many thanks for your kind gesture, but I request you to release all
or release none. Give him no special treatment," the Field Marshal is
reported to have said.
Gen. Ayub Khan worked under Field Marshal Cariappa, in 1946.
Vande Mataram!!!
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