REMEMBRANCE: A Brave Heart Remembered

Jalandhar, November 5, 2012: In a solemn and poignant ceremony held at the Badami Bagh Cantonment, office bearers of the Public Relations Office of Ministry of Defence paid floral tributes to the memory of Major P Purushottam and his comrades who attained martyrdom in a fidayeen attack on November 3, 1999, thirteen years ago.

Major Purushottam, who was posted as Public Relations Officer (PRO) very bravely fought militants who had launched a fidayeen attack on his office in the evening hours of November03, 1999.  Having been engaged in a hand to hand fight, he and his colleagues laid down their lives while trying to save media persons, who finally escaped without a scratch.

“He was a very brave and compassionate person and have heard a lot about him from the media friends in Srinagar.  Just a few months before his martyrdom, he had orchestrated the media coverage of the Kargil War-India’s first media war’, said Defence Spokesperson Lt Col JS Brar.

On the occasion wreaths were laid on behalf of Sitanshu Kar, Additional Director General (Media and Communication), Ministry of Defence and media fraternity at the office memorial in the Public Relations Office, Srinagar.