Lt Col Suresh Patil (Retd), chief trustee, Justice for Jawans and Green Thumb Environment Group, was ecstatic over President Pratibha Patil’s decision to give up the plot of military land designated for her retirement home at Khadki in Pune. MiD DAY first reported on the issue on August 31 (‘Keep army land for our men, not Prez: Retired servicemen) and subsequently followed up on the developments as they happened.u00a0Lt Col Patil had spearheaded a relentless campaign to protest against the 2.16-lakh sqft plot of military land at Khadki being specially converted to make way for the President’s retirement home.