Lieutenant General(Retd) TS Oberoi,PVSM, VrC, former Lieutenant Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands,General Officer Commanding-in-Chief,Headquarters Southern Command, Pune, India.

Lieutenant Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands(December 1985 to December 1989) – Lieutenant General(Retd) TS Oberoi, PVSM, VrC., former General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Headquarters Southern Command, Pune, former Inspector General, Special Frontier Force, former Commandant, Headquarters Establishment No. 22. He is the tall person in this photo wearing a dark brown turban. I knew him since 1971. Under his able leadership, the Liberation of Bangladesh had commenced in the year 1971 during the India-Pakistan War. Apart from his military wisdom, he took good care of all men under his Command. While I was proceeding to the Chittagong Hill Tracts, he had individually greeted all the members of my team and had delayed the departure of aircraft to ensure that a hot breakfast was served to all the men boarding the aircraft. He paid personal attention to all the aspects of the military mission to ensure the well-being of men apart from achieving success in accomplishing the military task. The sense of warmth he radiated is easily felt when we meet him in person. When you meet him, you would instantly recognize that the Organization called Special Frontier Force is not a bunch of mercenaries fighting on behalf of a foreign government or Intelligence Agency. We had always received our orders directly from the Prime Minister’s office and the Cabinet Secretariat. His grandson provided me the link to this photo. Photo Credit – Trishna-Ajay-Picasa Web Album.

Lt General(Retd) TS Oberoi, PVSM, VrC, Lieutenant Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

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    1. Dear Narindar,
      Thanks for visiting my blog. I disclosed plenty of information about General T S Oberoi,PVSM, VrC., in my various blog posts. His grandson shared his photo after reading my blog posts. Please contact the Parachute Regiment of Indian Army and request for further details about this great General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Headquarters Southern Command Pune who had served as the Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands after he retired from Army Service.

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  1. Who was that officer that had given evidence against Manekshaw in a strange case manufactured by the then Def Min in the early 1960s. The inquiry was dismissed by a board headed by Lt Gen Daulet Singh. The Def Min in question was VK Krishna Menon and the whole thing was a set of up of Manekshaw (then a Maj Gen) by the Def Min and Nehru’s pet general BM Kaul.

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    1. Dear Arjun Kumar,

      Thanks for sharing your comment. However, I had to edit your post for there is no evidence to support any of your statements. I am keeping the comment for others to view it. Please take your time to add information that can verify your statements. You are aware that I had served under the command of Brigadier T S Oberoi while General Manekshaw was our Army Chief. We had excellent relations with Army Chief and he extended his full cooperation during our Bangladesh Ops.

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