Condolences poured in from across the world over the sudden death of chief of defence staff General Bipin Rawat in a chopper crash in Tamil Nadu.
The CDS, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 others died when an Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper crashed near Coonoor in Niligiris district of the southern state.
US secretary of state Antony Blinken in a tweet extended his condolences. “My deep condolences on the deaths of Indian Chief of Defense Staff General Rawat, his wife, and colleagues who perished in today’s tragic accident.
We'll remember Gen. Rawat as an exceptional leader who served his country and contributed to the US-India defense relationship,” Blinken said in a tweet.
