Gen S Padmanabhan, ‘Forthright' Army Chief of Op Parakram who also helped save a journalist's life

As General Sundararajan Padmanabhan, the 20th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army, passes away, leaving behind a notable military legacy, watch ThePrint special series 'First Person Second Draft', where Editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta tells you the story of how the 'forthright' Army General once ensured that the life of a young journalist was saved in 1997 with the IAF's help, even if it meant going beyond his call of duty.

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Read 'Untold heroism story: How IAF stayed up on eve of Air Force Day to save journalist’s life' here: https://theprint.in/defence/untold-he...
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