Country pays last tributes to Marshal Arjan Singh

New Delhi, Sep 17 President Ram Nath Kovind drove the country today in paying last tributes to Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, legend of 1965 India-Pakistan war and the main Air Force officer to be promoted to five-star rank.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman laid a wreath on behalf of herself and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Gujarat for the introduction of Sardar Sarovar Dam.

The three service chiefs - Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, Naval chief Admiral Sunil Lanba, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat - and additionally Minister of State Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Puri were also present.

Among other dignitaries who were seen gushing in were Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, MoS for External Affairs and previous Army chief V K Singh, previous guard serve A K Antony and Congress MP Karan Singh.

Former Indian Air Force (IAF) boss S P Tyagi, N C Suri and Anil Y Tipnis and a few adorned officers who served under Arjan Singh amid the 1965 war were additionally present.

Armed force Chief General Bipin Rawat depicted the five-star positioning officer as "a legend, a symbol, a pilot-boss who drove from the front and a humanitarian profoundly".

He reviewed Singh's gigantic commitment as the Air Chief amid the 1965 India-Pakistan war, the first major air battle of the IAF after independence.

"It was to his credit that despite initial setbacks, we could 'overcome and overpower' the adversary and ruin their outline to add Jammu and Kashmir," Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa told columnists.

Arjan Singh's daughter, Asha Singh, and different members from the family, including his niece and oactor Mandira Bedi, were available at the officer's home, where his mortal remains lie in state. His child Arvind Singh is required to arrive later this evening from Arizona, US.

The tricolor will fly at half pole at all administration structures in the national capital tomorrow in the respect of the military legend.

The IAF patriarch will be given a state burial service at 9.30 am tomorrow at Brar Square, Sitharamnan told journalists.

The cortege will leave on a weapon carriage from Arjan Singh's 7-A Kautilya Marg living arrangement at 8.30 am. A weapon salute will be given, and if climate allows, a fly past will likewise occur, the safeguard serve said.

Arjan Singh's family has additionally arranged a custom for the funeral.

A icon of India's military history, 98-year-old Singh inhaled his last at an Army clinic here yesterday.

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