no edit summary
>SrCerberus (Reverted 1 edit by 111.220.32.116 (talk): Vandalism.) |
No edit summary |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|13th Chief of the Army Staff, India}} | |||
{{Distinguish|Arun Vaidyanathan}} | {{Distinguish|Arun Vaidyanathan}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}} | {{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} | ||
{{Infobox | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| honorific_prefix = [[General (India)|General]] | | honorific_prefix = [[General (India)|General]] | ||
| name | | name = Arun Shridhar Vaidya | ||
| honorific_suffix = [[PVSM]], [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] [[Medal Bar|**]], [[AVSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] | | honorific_suffix = [[PVSM]], [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] [[Medal Bar|**]], [[AVSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] | ||
| image | | image = General Arunkumar Shridhar Vaidya.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| birth_date | | office = Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee | ||
| death_date | | term_start = 1 December 1984 | ||
| birth_place | | term_end = 31 January 1986 | ||
| death_place | | president = [[Zail Singh]] | ||
| allegiance | | primeminister = [[Rajiv Gandhi]] | ||
| branch | | predecessor = [[Oscar Stanley Dawson|O. S. Dawson]] | ||
| serviceyears | | successor = [[Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani|R. H. Tahiliani]] | ||
| rank | | office1 = 12th [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]] | ||
| | | term_start1 = 1 August 1983 | ||
| unit | | term_end1 = 31 January 1986 | ||
| commands | | president1 = [[Mohammad Hidayatullah]] (acting) <br> [[Zail Singh]] (acting) | ||
| battles | | primeminister1 = [[Indira Gandhi]] <br> [[Rajiv Gandhi]] | ||
[[Burma Campaign]] <br> | | predecessor1 = [[K. V. Krishna Rao]] | ||
[[Sino-Indian War]] <br> | | successor1 = [[Krishnaswamy Sundarji]] | ||
[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] <br> | | birth_date = 27 July 1926 | ||
[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] <br> | | death_date = {{Death date and age|1986|8|10|1926|7|27|df=y}} | ||
[[Battle of Basantar]] | | birth_place = [[Alibag]], Kolaba District, [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]<br><small>(now in [[Raigad District]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]])</small> | ||
| death_place = [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] | |||
| | | death_cause = [[Assassination]] (gunshot wounds) | ||
| allegiance = {{flag|British India}}<br> {{flag|India}} | |||
| branch = {{army|British India}}<br>{{army|India}} | |||
| serviceyears = 1944 - 1986 | |||
| rank = [[File:General of the Indian Army.svg|15px]] [[General (India)|General]] | |||
| military_blank1 = [[Service number]] | |||
| military_data1 = IEC-11597 (emergency commission)<br>IC-1701 (regular commission)<ref name="commission"/> | |||
| unit = [[9th Deccan Horse]] | |||
| commands = [[File:IA_Eastern_Command.jpg|20px]] [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Army]]<br/>16 (Independent) Armoured Brigade<br>[[Deccan Horse]] | |||
| battles = [[World War II]] <br> [[Burma Campaign]] <br> [[Sino-Indian War]] <br> [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] <br> [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] <br> [[Battle of Basantar]] | |||
| military_blank2 = Awards | |||
| military_data2 = {{plainlist| | |||
* [[File:Padma Vibhushan Ribbon.svg|23px]] [[Padma Vibhushan]] (posthumous) | |||
* [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|23px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] | |||
* [[File:Maha Vir Chakra ribbon.svg|23px]] [[Maha Vir Chakra]] (Bar) | |||
* [[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|23px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] | |||
}} | |||
| order = 27th | |||
}} | }} | ||
[[General (India)|General]] '''Arunkumar Shridhar Vaidya'''<ref name="commission">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=249 |date=8 November 1952 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> {{small|[[PVSM]], [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] [[Medal Bar|& Bar]], [[AVSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]}} (27 July 1926 – 10 August 1986) was a [[General Officer]] in the [[Indian Army]]. He served as the 13th [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]] from 1983 to 1986. | [[General (India)|General]] '''Arunkumar Shridhar Vaidya'''<ref name="commission">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=249 |date=8 November 1952 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> {{small|[[PVSM]], [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] [[Medal Bar|& Bar]], [[AVSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]}} (27 July 1926 – 10 August 1986) was a [[General Officer]] in the [[Indian Army]]. He served as the 13th [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]] from 1983 to 1986. Following his retirement, he was assassinated by [[Harjinder Singh Jinda]] and [[Sukhdev Singh Sukha]] in August 1986. This was done in vengeance of [[Operation Blue Star]]. General Arun Vaidya commanded this operation. | ||
Following his retirement, he was assassinated by [[Harjinder Singh Jinda]] and [[Sukhdev Singh Sukha | |||
==Family and early life== | ==Family and early life== | ||
Vaidya was born in [[Bombay]] on 27 | Vaidya was born in [[Bombay]] on 27 July 1926 to a Marathi [[Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu]] (CKP) family,<ref>{{cite news | title = DnaIndia mumbai report (Dec 2013)| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-chandraseniya-kayastha-prabhu-s-aim-for-better-community-connect-1935881|quote=CKP as a community has been known for its "writing and fighting skills". Some prominent faces that it boasts as members are Baji Prabhu Deshpande, a fighter in Shivaji's army, Ram Ganesh Gadkari, Marathi writer, B G Deshmukh, ex-chief secretary, Bal Thackeray, General Arun Kumar Vaidya, late army chief, and Tanuja and Smita Salaskar...}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Nagpur Today (Nov 2014)| url = http://www.nagpurtoday.in/fishy-weekend-coming-up/11051340|quote=Among the famous CKP people are – Balasaheb Thackeray and the entire clan; Mr. C.D. Deshmukh, India's first Finance Minister and Governor of the RBI, film star Kajol's mother Tanuja who is daughter of famous erstwhile actress Shobhana Samarth. Nutan was her sister. Admiral Tipnis, Chief of Indian Air force; General Vaidya and many more such luminaries.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=mukund|last=kule |work=Maharashtra Times|title= My Mumbai Ckp Community Alive|url= https://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/editorial/article/my-mumbai-ckp-community-alive/articleshow/74114975.cms |quote=तर नंतरच्या काळात राम गणेश गडकरी, प्रबोधनकार ठाकरे, सी. डी. देशमुख, १९१२ साली मुंबई हायकोर्टाचे मुख्य न्यायाधीश असलेले महादेव चौबळ, मृणाल गोरे (मूळच्या मोहिले), अहिल्या रांगणेकर, बाळासाहेब ठाकरे, मेजर जनरल अरुणकुमार वैद्य, लेफ्टनंट दिलीप गुप्ते, हवाईदल प्रमुख अनिल टिपणीस, भारताचे एडिसन म्हणून ओळखले जाणारे शास्त्रज्ञ शंकर आबाजी भिसे, दत्ता ताम्हाणे, श्रीनिवास खळे, स्नेहप्रभा प्रधान, शोभना समर्थ, नूतन, नलिनी जयवंत, विजया मेहता अशा किती तरी व्यक्तींनी वेगवेगळ्या क्षेत्रांत सीकेपी समाजाचं नाव रोशन केलेलं आहे.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=सीकेपी तितुका मेळवावा!|publisher=loksatta|author=Karandikar|quote=छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराजांचे सेनानी – बाजीप्रभू देशपांडे, मुरारबाजी देशपांडे, बाळाजी आवजी चिटणीस, खंडो बल्लाळ चिटणीस. मराठी साहित्यिक राम गणेश गडकरी, साहित्य संमेलनाच्या पहिल्या स्त्री अध्यक्षा कुसुमावती देशपांडे. अर्थशास्त्रज्ञ चिंतामणराव देशमुख. १९१२ मधील मुंबई हायकोर्टाचे मुख्य न्यायाधीश महादेव भास्कर चौबळ. राजकारणी दत्ता ताम्हाणे, बाळासाहेब ठाकरे, उद्धव ठाकरे, राज ठाकरे. माजी लष्कर प्रमुख अरुणकुमार वैद्य. हवाईदल प्रमुख अनिल टिपणीस. नाट्यसृष्टीच्या सर्वच दालनांच्या सर्वज्ञा विजया मेहता.मराठी आणि हिंदी चित्रपट सृष्टीतील सुमती गुप्ते, शोभना समर्थ, नूतन, तनुजा, नलिनी जयवंत, स्नेहप्रभा प्रधान. विविध २०० प्रकारचे वैज्ञानिक शोध लावणारे आणि ४० पेटंट्स नावावर असलेले आणि ज्यांना भारताचे एडिसन म्हटले जाते ते शास्त्रज्ञ शंकर आबाजी भिसे. संगीतातील फक्त एकच नाव घेतले पुरे आहे ते म्हणजे श्रीनिवास खळे. क्रिकेटपटू बाळू गुप्ते – सुभाष गुप्ते – नरेन ताम्हाणे. १९६५ च्या युद्धात अवघ्या २३ व्या वर्षी शाहिद झालेला लेफ्टनंट दिलीप गुप्ते, पत्रकार माधव गडकरी, आणखी कितीतरी….|url= https://www.loksatta.com/blogs-news/whos-ckp-community-1788003/}}</ref> the son of Shridhar Balkrishna Vaidya [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]], a [[barrister]] and sometime district collector of Surat,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=35586|supp=|page=2481|date=5 June 1942}}</ref> and his wife Indira. After his early education at Pune, Vaidya studied at Elphinstone High School in Bombay before joining [[Elphinstone College]] and later the M. T. B. Arts College at Surat, presumably transferring due to his father's posting there as district collector.<ref name="biography">{{cite web|title=Gen. A. S. Vaidya PVSM, MVC & Bar, AVSM|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1983-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1983-08-01_034.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 August 1983|access-date=5 July 2020}}</ref> | ||
At Elphinstone College, Vaidya joined the 1st Bombay Battalion of the University Training Corps (UTC) and was awarded Best Cadet in 1942 before transferring to the | At Elphinstone College, Vaidya joined the 1st Bombay Battalion of the University Training Corps (UTC) and was awarded Best Cadet in 1942 before transferring to the MTB College, where he also joined its UTC and attained the rank of Company Quarter-Master Havildar (CQMH).<ref name="biography"/> On 30 March 1944, he joined the Officers' Training School at Belgaum as a cadet. He was selected for the Armoured Corps and underwent further training at [[Ahmednagar]], receiving an emergency commission in the Royal Deccan Horse (later the [[9th Deccan Horse]]) of the [[British Indian Army]] on 20 January 1945.<ref name="biography"/> Vaidya fought in the [[Burma Campaign]] with the 14th Army during the final months of the [[Second World War]], including at the battles of [[Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay|Meiktila]] and Rangoon.<ref name="services_chiefs"/><ref name="biography"/> | ||
His wife's name was Bhanu and they had three daughters.<ref>{{cite book|title=Services Chiefs of India|author1=S.Sartaj Alam Abidi|author2=Satinder Sharma|publisher=Northern Book Centre|year=2008|page=73|isbn=9788172111625|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k35_SlDMyUsC&pg=PA73}}</ref> | His wife's name was Bhanu and they had three daughters.<ref>{{cite book|title=Services Chiefs of India|author1=S.Sartaj Alam Abidi|author2=Satinder Sharma|publisher=Northern Book Centre|year=2008|page=73|isbn=9788172111625|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k35_SlDMyUsC&pg=PA73}}</ref> | ||
| Line 55: | Line 72: | ||
Date of Award: 16 September 1965 | Date of Award: 16 September 1965 | ||
{{center|'''CITATION'''<br> | |||
'''LIEUTENANT COLONEL ARUNKUMAR SHRIDHAR VAIDYA (IC-1701)'''<br> | '''LIEUTENANT COLONEL ARUNKUMAR SHRIDHAR VAIDYA (IC-1701)'''<br> | ||
'''THE DECCAN HORSE (9th HORSE)''' | '''THE DECCAN HORSE (9th HORSE)'''}} | ||
Lieutenant Colonel Arun Shridhar Vaidya was in command of Deccan Horse in the series of actions fought by his unit from the 6 to 11 September 1965 in Asal Uttar and Cheema (Punjab) in the operations against Pakistan. | Lieutenant Colonel Arun Shridhar Vaidya was in command of Deccan Horse in the series of actions fought by his unit from the 6 to 11 September 1965 in Asal Uttar and Cheema (Punjab) in the operations against Pakistan. | ||
| Line 78: | Line 95: | ||
Date of Award: 05 December 1971 | Date of Award: 05 December 1971 | ||
{{center|'''CITATION'''<br> | |||
'''BRIGADIER ARUNKUMAR SHRIDHAR VAIDYA (IC-1701)'''<br | '''BRIGADIER ARUNKUMAR SHRIDHAR VAIDYA, MVC, AVSM (IC-1701)'''<br> | ||
Brigadier Arun Shridhar Vaidya was commander of an armoured brigade in the Zafanval sector during the operations against Pakistan on the Western Front. He moved his brigade swiftly to get to grips with the enemy, and took the enemy tanks by surprise. He employed his tanks relentlessly and aggressively and helped the division to maintain constant pressure and momentum of advance against the enemy. In the battle of Chakra and Dehira, the going was difficult due to deep minefield and terrain. In a cool and confident manner, Brigadier Vaidya undertook the crossing through the minefield. He personally moved forward, disregarding personal safety. Through his inspired leadership, the entire squadron pushed through the lane and quickly deployed itself to meet the enemy's counter-attacks. During the battle of Basantar he again displayed his professional skill and superb leadership. He got his tanks through one of the deepest minefields, expanded the bridgehead and repulsed a strong enemy counter attack. In this battle, 62 enemy tanks were destroyed. | Brigadier Arun Shridhar Vaidya was commander of an armoured brigade in the Zafanval sector during the operations against Pakistan on the Western Front. He moved his brigade swiftly to get to grips with the enemy, and took the enemy tanks by surprise. He employed his tanks relentlessly and aggressively and helped the division to maintain constant pressure and momentum of advance against the enemy. In the battle of Chakra and Dehira, the going was difficult due to deep minefield and terrain. In a cool and confident manner, Brigadier Vaidya undertook the crossing through the minefield. He personally moved forward, disregarding personal safety. Through his inspired leadership, the entire squadron pushed through the lane and quickly deployed itself to meet the enemy's counter-attacks. During the battle of Basantar he again displayed his professional skill and superb leadership. He got his tanks through one of the deepest minefields, expanded the bridgehead and repulsed a strong enemy counter attack. In this battle, 62 enemy tanks were destroyed. | ||
Throughout, Brigadier Vaidya displayed outstanding courage, great professional skill, indomitable will, foresight and imagination in fighting against the enemy in keeping with the best traditions of the Army.|sign=|source=}} | Throughout, Brigadier Vaidya displayed outstanding courage, great professional skill, indomitable will, foresight and imagination in fighting against the enemy in keeping with the best traditions of the Army.}}|sign=|source=}} | ||
===Post-war career=== | ===Post-war career=== | ||
| Line 95: | Line 111: | ||
===Operation Blue Star=== | ===Operation Blue Star=== | ||
{{Main|Operation Blue Star}} | {{Main|Operation Blue Star}} | ||
In 1984, Vaidya designed and supervised<ref>{{cite web |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE3DD1F3EF934A2575BC0A960948260&n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FSubjects%2FS%2FSikhs%20(Sect) |title=IN BRIEF; Indian General Who Raided Temple Is Slain |work=The New York Times |date=17 August 1986}}</ref> [[Operation Blue Star]] - a military operation ordered by [[Indira Gandhi]], then [[Prime Minister of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/jun/03spec.htm |title=Operation Bluestar, 20 Years On |work=Rediff.com}}</ref> against militants commanded by [[Shabeg Singh]], a former Officer of the Indian Army, under [[Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale]], Chief of [[Damdami Taksal]], in June 1984 at the [[Harmandir Sahib]] complex. Bhindranwale was killed and all militants were cleared out of the | In 1984, Vaidya designed and supervised<ref>{{cite web |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE3DD1F3EF934A2575BC0A960948260&n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FSubjects%2FS%2FSikhs%20(Sect) |title=IN BRIEF; Indian General Who Raided Temple Is Slain |work=The New York Times |date=17 August 1986}}</ref> [[Operation Blue Star]] - a military operation ordered by [[Indira Gandhi]], then [[Prime Minister of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/jun/03spec.htm |title=Operation Bluestar, 20 Years On |work=Rediff.com}}</ref> against militants commanded by [[Shabeg Singh|Maj. Gen. Shabeg Singh]], a former Officer of the Indian Army, under [[Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale]], Chief of [[Damdami Taksal]], in June 1984 at the [[Golden temple|Shri Harmandir Sahib]] complex. Bhindranwale was killed and all militants were cleared out of the gurudwara complex. | ||
He retired on 31 January 1986, one of India's most decorated officers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Personnel/Chiefs/150-AS-Vaidya.html |title=General Arunkumar Sridhar Vaidya |publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110175835/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Personnel/Chiefs/150-AS-Vaidya.html |archive-date=10 January 2014 }}</ref> He had completed over 40 years of service. | He retired on 31 January 1986, one of India's most decorated officers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Personnel/Chiefs/150-AS-Vaidya.html |title=General Arunkumar Sridhar Vaidya |publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110175835/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Personnel/Chiefs/150-AS-Vaidya.html |archive-date=10 January 2014 }}</ref> He had completed over 40 years of service. | ||
| Line 104: | Line 120: | ||
Following Vaidya's retirement, he took up residence in [[Pune]], [[India]], where he built a three-bedroom bungalow for his retirement. Just six months later, on 10 August 1986, he was shot to death in his white [[Maruti 800]], bearing Registration No. DIB 1437, while driving home from the market on Rajendrasinhji Marg, at around 11:45 a.m.<ref name="killing_general"/><ref name="shrineleaderkilled">[[Associated Press]]. "Shrine Leader Killed in Ambush", ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'', 11 August 1986.</ref> According to police, four reportedly clean-shaven men pulled up alongside the car on motorcycles, with the lead assassin firing three shots into Vaidya through the driver's-side window; the first two bullets penetrated his brain and killed him instantly. His car steered towards a cyclist named Digamber Gaikwad, and the cycle was crushed, though the cyclist escaped unharmed, the general's car stopping in front of a compound wall.<ref name="killing_general"/><ref name="topgeneralassasinated">Weisman, Steven R. "A Top Indian General is Assassinated", ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'', 11 August 1986.</ref> A third bullet struck Vaidya in the shoulder, with another striking his wife Bhanumati in the neck. His bodyguard, who was also in the car, was wounded by four bullets in his back and thighs.<ref name="sikhskillexarmycheif">Sun-Times Wires. "Sikhs kill ex-army chief, massacre revenge hinted", ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', 11 August 1986.</ref> The bleeding general was carried to the [[Command Hospital]] in a passing green matador van, and was declared brought dead. The witnesses who deposed in court said that the assailants were clean shaven, but later in turban and beard in court.<ref>STATE OF MAHARASHTRA V. SUKHDEO SINGH & ANR [1992] RD-SC 169 (15 July 1992)[http://www.rishabhdara.com/sc/view.php?case=10635]</ref> | Following Vaidya's retirement, he took up residence in [[Pune]], [[India]], where he built a three-bedroom bungalow for his retirement. Just six months later, on 10 August 1986, he was shot to death in his white [[Maruti 800]], bearing Registration No. DIB 1437, while driving home from the market on Rajendrasinhji Marg, at around 11:45 a.m.<ref name="killing_general"/><ref name="shrineleaderkilled">[[Associated Press]]. "Shrine Leader Killed in Ambush", ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'', 11 August 1986.</ref> According to police, four reportedly clean-shaven men pulled up alongside the car on motorcycles, with the lead assassin firing three shots into Vaidya through the driver's-side window; the first two bullets penetrated his brain and killed him instantly. His car steered towards a cyclist named Digamber Gaikwad, and the cycle was crushed, though the cyclist escaped unharmed, the general's car stopping in front of a compound wall.<ref name="killing_general"/><ref name="topgeneralassasinated">Weisman, Steven R. "A Top Indian General is Assassinated", ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'', 11 August 1986.</ref> A third bullet struck Vaidya in the shoulder, with another striking his wife Bhanumati in the neck. His bodyguard, who was also in the car, was wounded by four bullets in his back and thighs.<ref name="sikhskillexarmycheif">Sun-Times Wires. "Sikhs kill ex-army chief, massacre revenge hinted", ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', 11 August 1986.</ref> The bleeding general was carried to the [[Command Hospital]] in a passing green matador van, and was declared brought dead. The witnesses who deposed in court said that the assailants were clean shaven, but later in turban and beard in court.<ref>STATE OF MAHARASHTRA V. SUKHDEO SINGH & ANR [1992] RD-SC 169 (15 July 1992)[http://www.rishabhdara.com/sc/view.php?case=10635]</ref> | ||
According to Indian intelligence sources, Vaidya had been the number four assassination target on lists of | According to Indian intelligence sources, Vaidya had been the number four assassination target on lists of Sikh terrorists and he was one of several people killed in retaliation for Operation Blue Star.<ref name="generalcremated">[[Associated Press]]. "General cremated; Sikhs admit to killing", c/o ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'', 11 August 1986.</ref><ref name="vaidyamurdercase">"The Vaidya Murder Case: Confirming Death Sentences", ''[[India Abroad]]''. (New York edition). New York, N.Y.: 24 July 1992. Vol.XXII, Issue. 43; pg.20.</ref> Vaidya was cremated in Pune with full military honours; in attendance were his wife, daughters Nita Kochhar, Parijat Belliappa and Tarini Vaidya, Union ministers [[V.P. Singh]], [[V.N. Gadgil]] and [[Arun Singh (politician, born 1944)|Arun Singh]], the three service chiefs, [[Governor of Maharashtra]] [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]] and [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] [[S.B. Chavan]], along with over 50,000 other mourners.<ref name="killing_general"/> | ||
Following the assassination, the [[Khalistan Commando Force]] issued a statement declaring that Vaidya had been killed in retaliation for the Golden Temple operation.<ref name="generalcremated"/> The assassination shocked India, and security measures for senior military commanders, particularly for those who had taken part in Blue Star, were immediately stepped up. Local anti-Sikh rioting broke out in Pune and Mumbai after Vaidya's assassination; a number of people were stabbed and several Sikh-owned businesses were attacked.<ref name="killing_general"/> | Following the assassination, the [[Khalistan Commando Force]] issued a statement declaring that Vaidya had been killed in retaliation for the Golden Temple operation.<ref name="generalcremated"/> The assassination shocked India, and security measures for senior military commanders, particularly for those who had taken part in Blue Star, were immediately stepped up. Local anti-Sikh rioting broke out in Pune and Mumbai after Vaidya's assassination; a number of people were stabbed and several Sikh-owned businesses were attacked.<ref name="killing_general"/> | ||
| Line 112: | Line 128: | ||
==Honours and awards== | ==Honours and awards== | ||
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;" | {| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;" | ||
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon= | |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Padma Vibhushan Ribbon.svg|width=106}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;" | {| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;" | ||
| Line 150: | Line 166: | ||
|[[Maha Vir Chakra]]([[Medal Bar|Bar]]) | |[[Maha Vir Chakra]]([[Medal Bar|Bar]]) | ||
|[[Ati Vishist Seva Medal]] | |[[Ati Vishist Seva Medal]] | ||
|Wound Medal | |[[Wound Medal (India)|Wound Medal]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[General Service Medal 1947]] | |[[General Service Medal 1947]] | ||
|[[Samanya Seva Medal]] | |[[Samanya Seva Medal]] | ||
|Samar Seva | |[[Samar Seva Star]] | ||
|Paschimi Star | |[[Paschimi Star]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Raksha Medal | |[[Raksha Medal]] | ||
|Sangram Medal | |[[Sangram Medal]] | ||
|[[Sainya Seva Medal]] | |[[Sainya Seva Medal]] | ||
|[[Indian Independence Medal]] | |[[Indian Independence Medal]] | ||
| Line 239: | Line 255: | ||
[[Category:1926 births]] | [[Category:1926 births]] | ||
[[Category:1986 deaths]] | [[Category:1986 deaths]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1986 murders in India]] | ||
[[Category:Military personnel from Maharashtra]] | [[Category:Military personnel from Maharashtra]] | ||
[[Category:Chiefs of Army Staff (India)]] | [[Category:Chiefs of Army Staff (India)]] | ||
| Line 255: | Line 271: | ||
[[Category:British Indian Army officers]] | [[Category:British Indian Army officers]] | ||
[[Category:Indian military personnel of World War II]] | [[Category:Indian military personnel of World War II]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] | |||
[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] | |||