I am sorry but you are trying to defend the incident and not look at the mistakes.
i am not trying to defend anything. I'm presenting a viewpoint different to yours. Have the stomach to digest that.
you are taking whatever is in the book as gospel truth. How do you know it has not been masala-fied to add more emotional content to it, to make it more appealing to larger reader base like bollywoood movies?
Firstly,Why were Garuds under RR unit and not under Para SF unit?
Because Para Sf does not have operational control in the valley. RR does. Para SF detachments operate under infantry units or RR units, and called in to do the most sensitive missions, or time sensitive ops, or situations beyond the control of the stationed unit, which happens a lot by the way.
Secondly,Whatsapp call during briefing?
how do you know this happened 100%? Did corporal nirala tell you or the author that he recived a whatsapp call in the middle of the briefing?
Simple answer, you dont. You are basing your judgement over content in a book written for maximum sales, which is a stupid course to take in the first place. You'd be better off forming your own judgement.
Now during the operation..not listening to your team leaders call to stop?You call this stessful situation?..I would call this disobedience.
Again, thats high words coming from someone who was neither in the situation, nor has ever seen combat.
At that particular moment, the last call is always on the individual in the moment.
Even WC Abhinandan had the orders to turn back and not give chase to the F-16. Yet he did because he had that objective on his sights. He is a Vir Chakra Awardee today and the nation hails him for it.
And here you are, nitpicking the actions of an operator which he took to kill some yahoos so that they dont live to harm innocents another day.
Had he stopped there only he would have done a great job.
More hyperbole, you dont know that for sure. Thats just your opinion, which can very well be wrong since you dont have the full facts and never will.
but one grenade would have got a better result than the charge.
Sure. And how do you know that the terrorists werent holding hostages inside the house, who couldve gotten killed when the grenade went off? Simple Answer again, You dont.
Its a planned emotional outburst..maybe the planning took 2-5 seconds but it is.
Thats exactly what I said, its instinct taking over.
His family has to bear it not you and me
Sure enough and I duly empathise with his family. Theres a long line of veterans in my family and I have seen loss in my family due to military action, thats why I will not take anyone nitpicking the actions of someone who laid their life down to protect that very freedom which allows you to be an armchair general. Its a really sorry state of affairs.