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<div>{{Short description|Indian Army officer (1964–2000)}}<br />
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{{Infobox military person<br />
|name = M. C. Muthanna<br />
|honorific_suffix = [[Shaurya Chakra]]<br />
|image = MangeriraChinnappaMuthannaPic.jpg<br />
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|birth_date = {{birth-date|21 April 1964}}<br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|2000|1|12|1964|4|21}}<br />
|birth_place = Chettimani, Bhagamandala, [[Kodagu]] district, Karnataka<br />
|death_place = [[Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
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|allegiance = India<br />
|branch = [[Indian Army]]<br />
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|rank = [[Major]]<br />
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Major '''Mangerira Chinnappa Muthanna''' was a war hero of India.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Mangerira Chinnappa Muthanna was born in Chettimani village (near [[Bhagamandala]]), [[Kodagu]] district (Coorg) on 21 April 1964.<br />
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==Army service==<br />
He joined OTA, Chennai in Oct 1984 and was commissioned into the 5th Battalion the Sikh Light Infantry on 24th Oct 1985. He served the 5 Sikh Light Infantry-Hq 1 Sector [[Rashtriya Rifles]]. He died on January 12, 2000, aged 36 years, while fighting with terrorists of [[Lashkar-e-Taiba|Lashker-e-Toiba]] (LeT) in [[Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir]].<br />
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==Posthumous honour==<br />
He was awarded with the [[Shaurya Chakra]] posthumously.<ref>{{cite web|title=School and Road, in memory of a Martyr|url=http://www.coorg.com/school-and-road-in-memory-of-a-martyr/|publisher=Coorg.com|accessdate=16 April 2014}}</ref> To commemorate him, a statue of the martyr was unveiled in front of the Madikeri City Municipal Council (CMC) and named the municipal circle in front of the Town Hall after him on Thursday, December 9, 2010. The statue, made of granite stone, was sculpted at a cost of Rs. 8 lakh by sculptor Manjunath Acharya of Beetikatte in [[Somwarpet]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Brave heart’s statue to be unveiled on Dec. 9|url=http://www.coorg.com/brave-hearts-statue-to-be-unveiled-on-dec-9/|publisher=Coorg.com|accessdate=16 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Dinesh|first=B C|title=Dedicated to nation’s defence|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article172390.ece?service=print|accessdate=16 April 2014|date=Dec 20, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Staff Correspondent|title=Statue to be installed for Muthanna|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/22/stories/2010112260350300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417074942/http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/22/stories/2010112260350300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 17, 2014|accessdate=16 April 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=Nov 22, 2010}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1964 births]]<br />
[[Category:2000 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Army officers]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Shaurya Chakra]]<br />
[[Category:Kodava people]]<br />
[[Category:People from Kodagu district]]<br />
[[Category:Indian military personnel killed in action]]<br />
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