Madikeri, Dec. 9 (Agencies)- Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu yesterday, had a special bond with Kodagu, the district that has given to India Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa and Army Chief General Kodandera S. Thimayya and many Lieutenant Generals, Major Generals, Brigadiers, Air Marshals and a host of other decorated officers who are serving all the three Defence Forces.
When Gen. Bipin Rawat was the Chief of Army Staff, he visited Gonikoppal in South Kodagu in November 2017 to unveil the bronze statues of Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa and General K.S. Thimayya. At the function, he recalled that Kodagu has served the country with distinction by sending a large number of youths to join the Army. He remarked that the sacrifices of the people of Kodagu will always be remembered by the Indian Army.
