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Oldest regiment of the country, formed during british rule!!!
Security forces are deployed from the border to the inside of the country to protect the country. While the Border Security Force (BSF) is responsible for the security of the country's borders, the CRPF and CISF are responsible for the security of all the prestigious and big institutions of the country. But do you know which is the oldest regiment of the country, which was formed during the british rule.
Security forces
The people of the country are safe only because of the security forces. But today we will tell you about the regiment formed during the british rule before independence, which is the oldest regiment now. Let us tell you that the madras Regiment is the oldest infantry regiment of the indian army, it was established in 1750. According to the information, it was formed under the army of the british East india Company. Not only this, this regiment had carried out many operations with the british indian Army. At the same time, after independence in 1947, this regiment joined the indian army and became a part of it. The command of this regiment rests with an officer of the rank of Brigadier.
What is the symbol?
Let us tell you that every regiment has its own symbol. Similarly, the symbol of this regiment is an elephant, which is placed on a shield with two crossed swords. The seven qualities of the elephant are courage, endurance, foresight, strength, confidence, obedience and loyalty. madras Regiment is also known as Thambis. Its soldiers wear their distinctive 'black pom pom' headgear. At the same time, the war slogan of the madras Regiment is 'Veera Madrasi, Adi Kollu, Adi Kollu'. It means 'Brave Madrasi, attack and kill, attack and kill.'