THE GHAZI ATTACK !!!

'Government Clearance !' 'Aur kitne soldiers ki jaan leni hain, tumhare ish clearance policy mein ?' 'Just hold, till that bloody enemy kills you; because that's the order !' 'Bloody Politics !' 'Jung shaheed hoke nahi, dushman o ko shaheed karke jeeti jaati hain.' 'Kyon ki usse pataa hain ke seema par hum khade hain aur rahenge.' 'Jeet ek aisi cheez hain, jo khud chal ke tumhare paas nahi aayegi; usse ladh kar haasil karna padta hain.' 'WAR AS I KNEW IT.'

Those who kicked out Hindus from East Pakistan, themselves got kicked out by the Urdu speaking Muslims of East Pakistan. As you sow, so you reap. Still, those Bengali speaking Muslims were lucky enough that they got supportive, co-operative and liberal minded nation, India in its support. Had Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India not taken strong actions against Pakistan, the Bengali speaking Muslims would have never got their own separate nation, Bangladesh.

Pakistan declared war against India in 1947, 1965, 1971 and 1999. In all the four battles, India defeated Pakistan convincingly and after each war against Pakistan, the strength of Indian Army improved a lot. In 1971, around 1 lakh Bengali speaking Muslims got killed in East Pakistan by the Urdu speaking Muslims. Pakistan was more concerned about the geographical disadvantage to have a total control on East Pakistan. Pakistani Navy was too scared of INS Vikrant.

On 17^th November 1971, in the Eastern Naval Command Office at Vishakhapatnam, they got track of a message sent from Karachi to Chittagong. Was Pakistani Navy planning to undergo surprise attacks at Paradip, Vishakhapatnam, Madras and Port Blair ? V.S. Nanda ordered S-21 to go for a secret search operation in Bay of Bengal, though, K.T.Raman was too concerned about the aggressive Captain, Rannvijay Singh. 'Lieutenant Commander Arjun kahan hain ?'

The S-21 dived under the waters of Bay of Bengal on 18^th November 1971. By doing an emergency drill, Captain Rannvijay Singh understood that his crew members are yet not fully prepared for a war. Hence, emergency drill dismissed. The technical supervisor, Devaraj felt somewhat disappointed as a leader of the technical crew members. 'Jinhoney thappar khaaya, unhoney baad mein medals bhi toh jeete.'

Poora clear hain ! Kahin se koi signal nahi ! Wait a minute ! RAW is there to give you the timely information about your enemies ! Commander Razzak Mohammad Khan of PNS Ghazi did not spare an Indian merchant ship. 'Bloody cowards !' Arjun saved the life of two civilians ! The female civilian is a doctor ! Pakistani navy wanted Indian navy to focus on the area where the Indian merchant ship was drowned. But, Rannvijay Singh understood that Pakistan's main target was Vishakhapatnam.

Devaraj was acting like a mediator between Rannvijay and Arjun. It was offensive strategy Vs defensive strategy. 'Sir ! Beta hua hain.' Devaraj gave sweets to his colleagues as his wife gave birth to a baby boy. 'Oh! Congratulations ! Kahi tumhari bibi ne tumhare intezaar mein apne bete ko hold mein toh nahi rakha.' The Sonar Operator confirmed the location of PNS Ghazi. Ok! Not the orders for attacks, but, a Captain can conduct an emergency drill without waiting for anyone's orders.

Aah! The Indian torpedo missed the target and for the crew members of Pakistani submarine, it confirmed the presence of an Indian submarine in the Bay of Bengal. 'Dive to 300.' Rannvijay Singh wanted to destroy the Pakistani submarine from the bottom of the sea. By using Sonar at that time, it cannot detect another submarine which at 300 metres or below that level. But, at 300 metres, a submarine faces tremendous pressure. Bad luck ! They had to surface S-21.

Pakistanis knew that the Indians will follow them. So, they planted water mines at the hills. Offense is still the best defense. Why Rannvijay lost his brave son in the warfare? Shaheed hoke apni laash ke upar medals toh bahut mil jaave hain, par dushmano ko maar ke, jung jeetne ke baad, dil mein joh thandak aave hain, woh koi medals na de paave hain. That's why; Rannvijay decided to destroy the Pakistani submarine at any cost. Devaraj supported it. 'Mujhe court martial ki koi parvah nahi.'

'Peecha karo Devaraj, woh Pakistani magar maach ka peecha karo.' Food supply is not sufficient. Whether they go for the final attack now or come back to the war zone with full force after getting full supplies from the port. Surprisingly, Arjun also wanted to go for the final attack. 'Ishne apni zabaan kab shikhli ?' 'Captain ki gun, captain ke paash hee rahena chaiye.' The Pakistani landmine damaged a portion of the submarine. Who saved whose life after sacrificing his own life ?

'Woh dushman ko samandar mein hee gaarhna chahte teh, lekin unhe samandar ko saupna padh raha hain.' Arjun motivated his crew members to take the sweet revenge, to make those bloody Pakistanis understand the real power and strength of the Indians. 'Humein na pehchaan milegi na medals. Itihaas mein hum ho na ho, lekin Hindustan ke bhabishya mein hum jaroor honge.' 'Hum uski laash bhi wapas nahi jaane denge.' 'Yehi par gaarh denge.'

The Indian crew members repaired the S-21 by trying their level best. 'Hum ! Hum ! Hum !' 'Janaab ! Ek aur mine blast !' So, the Indian Submarine is still not destroyed fully. 'First rule of the war. Never follow the expected line.' Six torpedoes fired, but, still S-21 survived ! 'Saala Commander hain ki liftman.' Indians are at 350 metres, but, still, their music can be heard ! It was a nice ploy ! Did S-21 team confirmed Indian victory on 3^rd December 1971 by counterattacking “THE GHAZI ATTACK” ?