Army officer salutes mum before retiring: Watch

• A video of an army officer who drove from Ambala to Delhi to give a salute to his mother has surfaced online.
• Maj Gen Ranjan Mahajan shared the video on Instagram and it has gone viral.
• Since it was posted on December 13, the video has been viewed over 5.4 million times.

Army officer salutes mum before retiring video goes viral on the internet. The video begins with an army officer dressed in uniform entering his residence and heading towards his mother. He salutes her and gives her a nice hug as the video progresses. He even drapes a garland around her neck and later meets other members of her family.

“Final salute to my mother before hanging my uniform. We drove down from Ambala to Delhi and it was a total surprise to my mother, who having given birth and made me worthy of this life and uniform to serve my motherland with pride for 35 years. Given an opportunity will always be ready to serve the elite Indian Army once again,” stated Maj Gen Ranjan Mahajan on Instagram while posting the video.

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The video has been seen over 5.4 lakh times and liked over 43,500 times since it was posted on December 13. The post has also received countless comments.

Here’s how people reacted

“Smiley uncle, so proud of you! This is so sweet!” actor and VJ Rannvijay Singha said. “How beautiful, uncle! Wishing you the best for your second innings,” entrepreneur Devina Malhotra Chadha commented. “Melted. Salute you sir,” one person said. “Pehla star mummy ne lagaya aur last salute bhi mummy ne diya u r lucky many are not good luck (First star was given by mummy and last salute was also given by mummy. You are lucky, many are not. Good luck),” said another.