Updated On: 26 January, 2021 08:19 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
"This year, due to lockdown, the August 15 function could not be held. Hence both functions will be held jointly,” said Dr V Shankar, president of the Sabha.

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T Shakeela (52) from Madurai whose entire family (husband and two sons) are serving the Army with younger son enrolled as lieutenant on December 2020, will be amongst the fifteen wounded army men and eight war widows who lost their lives during 2019-2020 while fighting insurgents / terrorists will be felicitated on January 26 (Republic Day).
Organised by the Shanmukhananda, besides this, Lieutenant General SK Prashar, General Officer Commanding (Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa) will be conferring Sri Shanmukhananda Shaurya Ratna award and a cash price of Rs 1 lakh, to Shakeela Shoukat Ali whose entire family, husband Naik Shaukat Ali (retired from Army), sons Major Javed Khan and Lt. Jafar Khan are serving in the Army. Her younger son Jafar, passed out his NDA and later joined Indian Military Academy, from where he passed out as Lieutenant in December 2020.