Sundararajan Padmanabhan
Sundararajan Padmanabhan | |
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| 41st Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
| In office 30 December 2001 – 31 December 2002 | |
| President | K. R. Narayanan A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Sushil Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Madhvendra Singh |
| 19th Chief of the Army Staff | |
| In office 1 October 2000 – 31 December 2002 | |
| President | K. R. Narayanan A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Ved Prakash Malik |
| Succeeded by | Nirmal Chander Vij |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1940 Trivandrum, Travancore, India (now Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala) |
| Died | 18 August 2024 (aged 83) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal |
| Nickname | Paddy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | India |
| Branch | Indian Army |
| Service years | 1959–2002 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Regiment of Artillery |
| Commands | Southern Army Northern Army XV Corps |
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General Sundararajan Padmanabhan PVSM, AVSM, VSM (5 December 1940 – 18 August 2024) was a General Officer of the Indian Army. He served as the 19th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. General Padmanabhan succeeded General V.P. Malik on 30 September 2000. He also served as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.