State funeral for Marshal of Indian Air Force Arjan Singh tomorrow, flag to fly at half-mast
Air Marshal Arjan Singh
Marshal of Indian Air Force, Arjan Singh, will be accorded state funeral on Monday at Brar Square in New Delhi
Marshal of the Indian Air ForceArjan Singh will be accorded a state funeral on Monday at Brar Square in New Delhi.
The Indian Flag will be flown at half-mast on all buildings.
Arjan Singh died of a cardiac arrest on Saturday at the age of 98.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to Marshal of Indian Air Force Arjan Singh at his residence.
Yesterday, PM Modi and defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited the Marshal at the Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi where he was hospitalised after suffering from a cardiac arrest.
Arjan Singh played a major role in the 1965 war between India and Pakistan and was awarded Padma Vibhushan the same year.
He was the only officer of the Indian Air Force to be promoted to a five-star rank.
Last year an Air Force base at Panagarh in West Bengal was also named after him.