WELLINGTON, Apr 27: Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) who is on a three-day official tour to Tamil Nadu, while attending the 33rd Biennial Battalion Commanders Conference (BBCC) of the Madras Regiment today addressed the Battalion Commanders and other station officers at Madras Regimental Centre, Wellington. 
Exhorting the Battalion Commanders to emulate the evergreen guidelines of Field Marshal Philip Walhouse Chetwode, written in Indian Military Academy Dehradun, i.e. nation first, troops next and self last, the Governor cited the example of Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw’s interaction with the then Prime Minister Late Indira Gandhi. He emphasized that the Battalion Commanders must have loyalty to the constitution & superior officers and inculcate professionalism by being perceptive, thorough, transparent, adaptive and tactful. 
The Governor shared his experiences as the constitutional head of Arunachal Pradesh and his priorities in education, administration, transparency, public welfare and women empowerment. He also advised the officers to create bonhomie with the civilian population, wherever they are posted particularly when deployed in international borders. Later, he attended an interaction programme with the JCOs of the Regiment.
Colonel of Madras Regiment Lt General Rajeev Chopra, AVSM Major General Virendra Singh, VSM, ADG (D&V) Major General Manjinder, Battalion Commanders along with veterans and officers of the Regiment were also present on the occasion.
Earlier in the day, the Governor accompanied by the First Lady of the state Neelam Misra, laid a wreath at the War Memorial of the Madras Regimental Centre in an impressive wreath laying parade and remembered the martyrs for their supreme sacrifices for the Motherland. Senior serving officers and veterans of the Regiment also participated in the solemn but inspiring parade. PRO Raj Bhavan

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