New Delhi, Dec 15: Vice Admiral Srikant died on Tuesday morning at the base hospital here due to COVID-19-related complications, officials said.
The vice admiral, the Navy’s senior-most submariner, was due to retire on December 31. Expressing his condolences, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted, “Deeply pained at the untimely and sudden demise of Director General Seabird, Vice Admiral Srikant.” The Ministry of Defence and the Indian Navy will always remember his stellar contributions and remarkable service to the nation, Singh said. (PTI)
