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MAJ R PARAMESWARAN: PARAM VIR CHAKRA

Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran, was born on 13th September 1946 to Mr. K S Ramaswamy and Mrs. Janaki. He hailed from Mumbai. He was commissioned into 15 Mahar of the famed Mahar Regiment of the Indian Army. Major Parameswaran’s unit was part of the 54 Infantry Division that was tasked to oversee the implementation of the Indo-Sri Lanka accord signed on 29th July 1987.  

Service Number IC-32907 F 
Place of Birth Mumbai 
Rank Major 
Unit 15 Mahar 
Regiment Mahar Regiment 
Award Param Vir Chakra 
Date of Martyrdom 25th November 1987 

On the late night of 25th November 1987, Major Parameswaran was tasked to lead a team of soldiers for a search mission in Kantharodai near Uduvil in Jaffna which was a stronghold of LTTE. Major Parameswaran and his team of about 30 soldiers had inadvertently walked into the militants’ hideout and faced heavy firing from all directions. Major Parameswaran quickly assessed the gravity of the situation and decided to launch a counter-ambush to save his soldiers. Major Parameswaran startled the militants when they realized that they had been surrounded. But then an HMG burst from a sniper sitting atop a coconut tree caught Major Parameswaran on his left wrist, nearly severing his hand. Undeterred, he charged at the militant closest to him, snatching his weapon and shooting him down. However, just then another HMG burst hit him in the chest. In his pocket, he was carrying a Mini Clear pistol and its rounds to use it for sending a success signal. They burst with the HMG hit and Major Parameswaran collapsed on the ground and was martyred.    

Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran was given the nation’s highest gallantry award, “Param Vir Chakra” posthumously.  

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