General Bipin Rawat and his wife were laid to rest on the same funeral pyre
Daughters and son-in-law of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat, who died in helicopter crash in Coonoor, during the cremation of their parents, in New Delhi on Friday. Pic/ ANI
The funeral procession of CDS Gen Bipin Rawat and his wife Dr Madhulika Rawat has left from their residence to Brar Square crematorium in Delhi cantonment area on Friday afternoon.
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The mortal remains of late Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and 12 others —including his wife Madhulika and 11 armed forces personnel — who lost their lives in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor on Wednesday reached Delhi on Thursday evening.
Political leader across party lines paid tributes to the late general and his wife today at their residence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and service chiefs had paid tributes in Delhi yesterday.
The cremation of General Bipin Rawat and the other victims of the chopper crash will be held in the Delhi Cantonment area today.
UPDATES:
- CDS General Bipin Rawat, wife Madhulika cremated with full military honours. Last rites were performed by daughters. A 17-gun salute was also given to the deceased general.
Delhi: #CDSGeneralBipinRawat laid to final rest with full military honours. His last rites were performed along with his wife Madhulika Rawat, who too lost her life in #TamilNaduChopperCrash.
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Their daughters Kritika and Tarini performed their last rites. pic.twitter.com/ijQbEx9m51
#WATCH | Delhi: #CDSGeneralBipinRawat laid to final rest with full military honours, 17-gun salute. His last rites were performed along with his wife Madhulika Rawat, who too lost her life in #TamilNaduChopperCrash.
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Their daughters Kritika and Tarini performed their last rites. pic.twitter.com/uTECZlIhI0
- Kritika and Tarini, daughters of CDS General Bipin Rawat and Madhulika, pay last respects to their parents.
Delhi: Daughters of #CDSGeneralBipinRawat and Madhulika Rawat - Kritika and Tarini - pay tribute to their parents. Other members of the family also join them in paying last respects. pic.twitter.com/Wc88k8oZaF
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
- UP CM Adityanath announced that Rs 50 lakh will be provided to the kin of Wing Commander Prithvi Singh Chauhan, who died in the helicopter crash and an institution in the state will also be named after him.
I met the family members of Wing Commander Prithvi Singh Chauhan who died in the helicopter crash to express my condolences. The state govt will provide a job to his family member and Rs 50 lakh. We will also name an institution after him: CM Yogi Adityanath pic.twitter.com/qWnl1M9CTI
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 10, 2021 - Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pays tribute to late General Bipin Rawat and wife Madhulika at Brar Square crematorium.
Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pays tribute to #CDSGeneralBipinRawat. pic.twitter.com/1a02c6COaU
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
- Defence Attaches of different nations pay tribute to late CDS General Bipin Rawat.
Delhi: Defence Attaches of different nations pay tribute to #CDSGeneralBipinRawat pic.twitter.com/fUWs5kvgWA
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
- The mortal remains of the Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika being brought to Brar Square crematorium in Delhi's Cantonment area.
Delhi: The mortal remains of #CDSGeneralBipinRawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat brought to Brar Square crematorium, Delhi Cantonment.#TamilNaduChopperCrash pic.twitter.com/ZPyL4FlLHU
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021 - "We must give him a good farewell, a smiling send-off. I am a soldier's wife. It's a big loss," said Brigadier LS Lidder's wife, Geetika. "If it was not meant to be... I don't know. But my child will miss him. He was a very good father," she added.
Aashna Lidder, the late brigadier's daughter, said, "I am going to be 17. So he was with me for 17 years... we will go ahead with happy memories. It's a national loss. My father was a hero, my best friend. Maybe it was destined and better things will come our way. He was my biggest motivator." The brigadier was among the 13 who died in the helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor.
#WATCH | "...We must give him a good farewell, a smiling send-off, I am a soldier's wife. It's a big loss...," says wife of Brig LS Lidder, Geetika pic.twitter.com/unLv6sA7e7
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
#WATCH | Daughter of Brig LS Lidder, Aashna Lidder speaks on her father's demise. She says, "...My father was a hero, my best friend. Maybe it was destined & better things will come our way. He was my biggest motivator..."
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
He lost his life in #TamilNaduChopperCrash on Dec 8th. pic.twitter.com/j2auYohtmU
- "I wanted to pay tribute & to come in person for that ceremony as we remember him as a great military leader, emphatic, warm, determined & great friend," said Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassador of France.
I wanted to pay tribute & to come in person for that ceremony as we remember him as a great military leader, emphatic, warm, determined & great friend to move forward cooperation with my country. He'll be really fondly remembered: Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassador of France#CDSRawat pic.twitter.com/Rufvvk6m4t
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
- "Bipin Rawat was somebody who invested a lot in improving the links between the UK & India in the area of defence. It's a great loss," said Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner.
He was somebody who invested a lot in improving the links b/w the UK & India in the area of defence. So, it's a great loss. We remember him, his wife & all others who died in the crash, including many close friends of British High Commission: Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner pic.twitter.com/Jfayj7nB1s
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
- The funeral procession of CDS General Bipin Rawat leaves from his residence to Brar Square crematorium in Delhi Cantonment. Military commanders of Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh to attend last rites.
#WATCH | Delhi: The funeral procession of #CDSGeneralBipinRawat leaves from his residence to Brar Square crematorium in Delhi Cantonment pic.twitter.com/ysWIGSEjDk
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
#WATCH | Delhi: Citizens raise slogans of "Jab tak suraj chaand rahega, Bipin ji ka naam rahega", as the cortège of #CDSGeneralBipinRawat proceeds towards Brar Square crematorium in Delhi Cantonment. pic.twitter.com/s7sjV4vg73
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
- Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and religious leader pay tributes to CDS Gen Bipin Rawat and his wife Dr Madhulika Rawat.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal pays tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat who lost their lives in #TamilNaduChopperCrash on 8th December. pic.twitter.com/fkp2zJzRGo
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Delhi: Religious leaders hold multi-faith prayers as they pay their last respects to #CDSGeneralBipinRawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat. pic.twitter.com/GSydKvadz6
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
- Daughters of CDS Gen Rawat and Madhulika Rawat pay last respects to their parents.
Delhi: Daughters of #CDSGeneralBipinRawat and Madhulika Rawat - Kritika and Tarini - pay their last respects to their parents. pic.twitter.com/7ReSQcYTx7
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pays his last respects to CDS Gen Rawat and Dr Madhulika Rawat.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pays tributes to CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat who lost their lives in the IAF chopper crash on Wednesday pic.twitter.com/ZjloO9gPgm
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
- CDS Gen Bipin Rawat's unit 5/11 Gorkha Rifles looking after all the arrangements at his last rites.
Delhi: #CDSGeneralBipinRawat’s unit 5/11 Gorkha Rifles looking after all the arrangements at his last rites. He was commissioned in the unit and also went ahead to command it. pic.twitter.com/Zm102BDblz
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
#WATCH | Delhi: An elderly woman breaks down as she pays her last respects to #CDSGeneralBipinRawat at his residence. pic.twitter.com/LOkQ8qFDvV
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
- Brigadier LS Lidder laid to final rest with full millitary honours.
Delhi: Brig LS Lidder laid to final rest with full military honours. The officer lost his life in #TamilNaduChopperCrash on 8th December. pic.twitter.com/u0ybylFOTC
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
- Home Minister Amit Shah pays his tribute to the victims of the chopper crash.
Home Minister Amit Shah pays tribute to CDS Gen Bipin Rawat who passed away in an IAF chopper crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/Jf14uoUyMe
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
- Mortal remains of Gen Bipin Rawat and wife brough to their Delhi residence.
Delhi | The mortal remains of CDS Gen Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat were brought to their residence
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
They both passed away in #TamilNaduChopperCrash on 8th December. pic.twitter.com/OUuD6xwuAK
- Wife and daughter of Brigadier LS Lidder pay their last respects to him at Brar Square, Delhi Cantt.
#WATCH | Delhi: The wife and daughter of Brig LS Lidder pay their last respects to him at Brar Square, Delhi Cantt. He lost his life in #TamilNaduChopperCrash on 8th December. pic.twitter.com/oiHWxelISi
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
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