Former Indian Army Chief General Sundararajan Padmanabhan Dies in Chennai

Chennai: The Indian Army's 20th Chief of Army Staff, General Sundararajan Padmanabhan, died in Tamil Nadu's Chennai, Tamil Nadu, as confirmed by the Indian Army on Monday.

Born on December 5, 1940, in Trivandrum, Kerala, General Padmanabhan was commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery after graduating from the Indian Military Academy (IMA) on December 13, 1959. His distinguished military career spanned more than 43 years, marked by several key command, staff, and instructional roles.