(Retired From Sri Lanka Navy)
Former Chief of Defence Staff
I was watching NDTV news on my cable TV recently. One news item shocked and saddened me beyond measure. It said Vice Admiral Srikant, of the Indian Navy, had died of COVID-19 complications at the Delhi Army Cantonment base hospital.
Srikant was a dear friend of mine. An outstanding Officer from his batch at the National Defence Academy, Kurukshetra, Pune, India, he joined the Indian Navy Submarine Arm more than 38 years ago. He was due to retire on 31st Dec 2020, on reaching the age of 60.
He and I underwent a one-and-a-half month-long Senior Executive Course at Near East Asia Centre (NEA Centre) at the National Defence University, Washington DC.
Tribute to Gray Dolphin of Indian Navy
Tribute to Gray Dolphin of Indian Navy
Sri Lanka Guardian
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He served in one of the most difficult appointments in Indian Navy with excellent record, the Naval Adviser at Indian High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan.
by Admiral Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne
I was watching NDTV news on my cable TV two days back. One news appeared has shocked and saddened me. It says “ Vice Admiral Shrikant of Indian Navy died of Covit- 19 complications at Delhi Army Cantonment base hospital”.
Shrikant was a dear friend. Outstanding Officer from his batch at National Defence Academy, Kurukshetra, Pune, India and joined Indian Navy Submarine Arm more than 38 years ago.He was due to retire on 31st Dec 2020, on reaching 60 years of age.