BANGALORE: “Every second of my life I remember him. He is there with us always. He was very particular that I dress well. He too presented himself in grace. He observed the way I dressed and insisted how I should. He gave me directions what saree I must wear. What colour. He had a say in the size and colour of my bindi. He loved me so much. And, like a small child he always followed me whenever he was at home,” late Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan’s mother Dhanalakshmi spoke in a voice etched in emotion.Speaking to Express on the eve of the third anniversary of 26/11, Dhanalakshmi said she was fulfilling all that ‘Sandu Mon’ (as Sandeep is fondly called at home) wanted. “He has probably left us with a mission to help others. He was a very helpful soul and now he has given me the task of helping others. I am happy that everyday I am living for him,” she said.Sandeep’s father K Unnikrishnan has emerged more stronger over the years since he lost his son, but he says his job is far from over. “I am not a man in a hurry. I take time for everything in life,” he said, amidst preparing to head to Mumbai. “Tomorrow (November 26) we have a special prayer meeting at the Taj. It’s going to be a special gathering, including a candlelight prayer. We will stay at Taj on November 27 and 28 and will not come out. I want to be with Sandeep... I know the place he was killed... First floor of Taj,” Unnikrishnan said.In Bangalore, the Rotaract Club and Rotary Club of Yelahanka are organising a condolence march to remember the martyrs of 26/11. “We are touched by the love of people. In the last three years we have traveled extensively, meeting thousands of people. We have only one mission in life. To help the needy and I have many options with me. I don’t want anyone erecting Sandeep’s statue. It will gather dust out in the Sun. The best way to remember Sandeep is to help others,” said Unnikrishnan.Among the many who were saved from the terrorists’ onslaught at Taj, one family has become very close to Sandeep’s parents. “We will be meeting them and they don’t want any publicity. They are grateful to our son,” says Unnikrishnan.
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