Tributes paid to IPKF personnel

The veterans of the 122 Infantry Battalion, Territorial Army, who participated successful the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF-OP PAWAN) ngo successful Sri Lanka during 1987-90 commemorated the 1,171 Indian soldiers who laid down their lives during the cognition and the 3,500 injured soldiers astatine an lawsuit held astatine the Malabar Terriers Headquarters successful West Hill, Kozhikode connected Wednesday (November 26, 2025).

The event, held successful relation with Ex-Terriers Welfare Association (ETWA), included a wreath-laying ceremonial and a memorial work successful beforehand of the War Memorial.

K. Karunakaran, erstwhile subedar and retired Excise Deputy Commissioner, was the main impermanent astatine the event. Former subedar A. Rahman and different seasoned soldiers paid floral tributes astatine the IPKF memorial.

A akin ceremonial was held astatine the Kannur War memorial also, wherever erstwhile subedar large K.T. Pathrose, elder JCO of ‘C’ Company successful Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, and a seasoned of the 1971 Indo-Pak war, was the main guest.