BHUBANESWAR: Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday condoled the death of Chief of Defence Staff General Rawat, his wife Madhulika and other armed forces personnel in a helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu.
In his condolence message, the Governor said he is deeply saddened to learn about the demise of CDS Rawat, his wife and 13 others in the extremely unfortunate helicopter crash. “Rawat’s untimely death is an irreplaceable loss to the nation,” he added.