Army veteran calls out alleged Tricolour error in | Indian Movie News
Indian Army veteran Colonel Vembu Shankar has raised issues over a scene in Netflix’s Operation Safed Sagar: The Untold Story of the Kargil War, alleging that the Indian National Flag has been incorrectly positioned on the coffin of Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja in the collection.
Shankar shared a screengrab from the show on Instagram, pointing to a sequence in which Siddharth, who portrays Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja, is represented through the coffin carried by characters performed by Mihir Ahuja and Abhay Verma. Mihir portrays Flying Officer C.H. Bal Reddy, also recognized as Baldy, while Abhay performs Flying Officer Rajpal Singh Dhaliwal, recognized as Dhali.
According to the Army veteran, the Tricolour overlaying Ahuja’s coffin in the scene has not been positioned in accordance with the Flag Code of India. He questioned how the alleged error made it through the manufacturing course of despite the involvement of navy advisers and the related authorities. “I am shocked how the authorities at the Service Headquarters and the military advisors have overlooked this fact,” Shankar said.
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The veteran also called upon the makers and those accountable for the scene to acknowledge the alleged error and issue an apology through mainstream media.
The concern comes in the context of the real-life story of Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja, an Indian Air Force officer who was killed during the Kargil War in 1999. Ahuja was half of the Indian Air Force’s operations during the battle and was posthumously awarded the Vir Chakra for his service.
Operation Safed Sagar explores the Indian Air Force’s position during the Kargil War and focuses on Operation Safed Sagar, the high-altitude air operation carried out during the battle. The collection brings the experiences of navy personnel concerned in the operation to the screen and options an ensemble forged including Jimmy Shergill, Siddharth, Vinay Pathak, Manu Rishi Chadha, Abhay Verma, Arnav Bhasin, Adil Hussain, Sanjay Suri, Barun Sobti, Dia Mirza and Prajakta Koli, among others.
As of now, the makers of Operation Safed Sagar haven’t issued a response to Shankar’s issues or his call for an apology. The allegation concerning the flag placement stays his acknowledged objection to the scene.
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