Ema Nanda Cariappa Remembers Soldiers’ Heroic Sacrifice

Madikeri, Sep. 7: The 61st commemoration program of the brave Kodagu Squadron Leader Ajjamada Devaiah, who sacrificed himself by shooting down an enemy warplane in the 1965 India-Pakistan war, was held in Madikeri in collaboration with the Kodava Makkad Koota, Ajjamada family members and the Swa.Li Ajjamada Devaiah Trust.

A program was held at the Sk.Li. Devaiah Circle near the old private bus stand in the city under the chairmanship of Kodava Makkad Koota President Bollajira B. Ayyappa to pay tribute to the brave soldier by offering floral tributes.

Speaking after paying floral tributes to the statue of S.L. Ajjamada Devaiah, retired Air Marshal Kodandera Nanda Cariappa called for inspiring the youth through remembrance of the great warrior's bravery and sacrifice for the nation.

S.L. Devaiah fought a heroic battle against the enemy nation of Pakistan in a fighter jet for the defense of the nation. Although he was martyred in 1965, the world came to know about his story after about 23 years. Later, the Government of India awarded him the "Mahavir Chakra" posthumously.

Munjadira Raja Appiah, Non-Commissioned Officer Radar and Missile Instructor of the Indian Air Force, said that during the 1965 Indo-Pak war, S.L. Ajjamada Devaiah, despite the fact that the enemy Pakistan had a sophisticated fighter jet at that time, the fighter jet he was piloting was inferior to it, and he showed his bravery, extraordinary courage and determination by shooting down the aircraft. However, this matter did not come to light for many years, and later it came to light through a Pakistani army officer who participated in the war in those days.

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