Sundararajan Padmanabhan | |
|---|---|
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| 19th Chief of the Army Staff | |
| In office 1 October 2000 – 31 December 2002 | |
| President | K. R. Narayanan A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Ved Prakash Malik |
| Succeeded by | Nirmal Chander Vij |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1940 Trivandrum, Travancore, India (now Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India) |
| Died | 18 August 2024 (aged 83) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Awards |  Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal |
| Nickname | Paddy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 13 December 1959 – 31 December 2002 |
| Rank |  General |
| Unit | Regiment of Artillery |
| Commands |  Southern Army Northern ArmyXV Corps |
General Sundararajan Padmanabhan PVSM, AVSM, VSM (5 December 1940 – 18 August 2024)[1] was a General Officer of the Indian Army. He served as the 19th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army.[2] General Padmanabhan succeeded General V.P. Malik on 30 September 2000.[2] He also served as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.[3]
- ^ "General Sundararajan Padmanabhan passes away at 83". Hindustan Times. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Lt. Gen. Padmanabhan, new Army Chief". The Hindu. 2 August 2000. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Navy chief to head COSC - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.