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- While on one hand he had a
lucrative career as the Chief of the Naval Staff in the
Indian Navy, bringing home victory for his country at the
end of the Indo - Pak war.
- He was appointed Managing Director of Mazagon
Dock Limited in December 1964 and undertook
preparations for the construction of Nilgiri class frigates,
the first major naval vessels to be constructed in India.
- However, the last few years of
his life did not show the Admiral in a favorable light.
- He, along with his family members,
have been at the helm of several high profile illegal
activities which has only helped the Indian hero to draw
flak from the Indian media and the nation in general.
- Nevertheless, Admiral S M Nanda had
to his name a number of prestigious Indian national
honours during his lifetime.
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