Readers' Views on Umesh Chandra

This page continues where the previous page left off and publishes more of the readers' comments.

A former student of HPS (1985), Sanjay Gaddam writes to Purnachandra:

All our hearts felt that vague pain that you get when you lose someone dear. Umesh's demise has made us feel that way. He certainly will be missed. I never met him after school but I sure wish I did. He was an exceptionally great individual, who would have made a difference in the lives of everyone and made our homeland a safe Haven for our children to grow up in. I am very proud to have rubbed shoulders with such a great person. I sincerely appreciate your dedication of this weeks Sri Weekly to Umesh.

A former student of HPS (1985), Srinivas Burugupalli writes to Purnachandra:

Umesh was a courageous officer and made a mark in every assignmentand responsibility he undertook. He used to assess the situation where ever he went based on peoples problems, what they lacked and used to tackle it with utmost dedication. Back home I used to read every news item that concerned him and was very proud that he belonged to our Alma mater. Umesh made a huge difference in the perception of people towards police. He did what was right, which made him approachable to all the right minded people but in the process also made lots of different kinds of enemies. No one expected the incident to take place but there are always some insane elements in the society who do not want good things to continue as their selfish and unreasonable wants won't meet.

Another former classmate, Sandeep Reddy writes to Purnachandra:

I feel really sad to think even now about Umesh. In fact I had lost touch with him from the time we left school and I had met him only at Purnachandra's wedding. In fact, when everybody be talking about him and praising him about his service in Cuddapah and other areas, I used to feel so proud to tell them that he was my classmate in HPS.