29-05-2025
Major Saravanan remembered in Tiruchi
Homage was paid to Kargil war martyr Major M. Saravanan, with military personnel and civilians paying their respects on the occasion of his 26th death anniversary here on Thursday.
A solemn ceremony was organised by Major Saravanan Memorial Trust in remembrance of the Kargil war hero at the Major Saravanan Memorial established at St. John Vestry School roundabout here.
Collector M. Pradeep Kumar, MP Durai Vaiko, MP, Mayor M. Anbazhagan, TSP Tiruchi Commandant Anandhan, NCC Tiruchi Group Commander Colonel Y. Vijaykumar, ANO 1Coy-2 (TN) BN Captain Amstrong, and St. Joseph's College Principal Rev. Fr. S. Mariadoss paid tributes at the memorial.
Major Saravanan sacrificed his life for the country during the Kargil War in May 1999. He was awarded the Vir Chakra posthumously.
