The
Marshal of the Airforce and the legendary war hero, Arjan Singh was laid to
rest on Sunday morning with due military honors.
The legendary fighter pilot, Singh took his last breath on Saturday, 7:47 pm.
He was 98 years old.
His
last rituals started early on Sunday morning and the entire Delhi came over to
pay him tributes. The half-mast flags all over the government
building where the proof that how brave a
person Singh was.
The
mortal remains of the Marshal were carried in a gun wagon from his residence to
Brar Chowk, Delhi Cantonment.
It
was President Ram Nath Kovind & Prime Minister Narendra Modi that led the
nation in paying tribute to the legendary
soul. PM Modi drove to Singh’s residence immediately
after he returned from his one-day trip
from Gujarat.
Modi
wrote a message in Gujarati in the condolence book at Singhs Residence which
read, "My tributes to the brave soldier who
had a fighter's qualities of valor and
courtesy. His life was dedicated to Mother India,"
He also posted on Twitter, Visited
the residence of Marshal of the IAF Arjan Singh to pay tributes to him &
extended condolences to his family members. pic.twitter.com/rpzbavzj5z
- Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 17, 2017
The
chief od three major services of India, Air Chief Marshal
Birender Singh Dhanoa, Naval chief Admiral Sunil Lanba, Army Chief General
Bipin Rawat also paid their tributes to Singh.
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat described Singh as "a legend, an icon, a pilot-chief
who led from the front and a philanthropist to the core". He recalled the
1965 India-Pakistan war and the contribution of Singh,
"It was to his credit that despite initial setbacks, we
were able to overcome and overwhelm the enemy and spoil their design to annex
Jammu and Kashmir," Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa told reporters.
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