NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, AUG 19
The Indian Coast Guard Director General Rakesh Pal died at a government hospital here following a “cardiac arrest”, Defence sources here said. Pal, who was to attend an ICG event along with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, was admitted to the state-run Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital (RGGH) earlier in the day after he complained of uneasiness, they said, without divulging details.
Singh, who also attended a Tamil Nadu government event to release a commemorative coin on late DMK President M Karunanidhi’s birth centenary, rushed to the hospital to pay his respects on hearing of Pal’s demise.
Deeply saddened at the untimely demise of Shri Rakesh Pal, DG, Indian Coast Guard in Chennai today. He was an able and committed officer under whose leadership ICG was making big strides in strengthening India’s maritime security. My heartfelt condolences to his bereaved family.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) August 18, 2024
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, took to X, formerly known as Twitter and express his grief over Pal’s demise. “Deeply saddened at the untimely demise of Shri Rakesh Pal, DG, Indian Coast Guard in Chennai today. He was an able and committed officer under whose leadership ICG was making big strides in strengthening India’s maritime security. My heartfelt condolences to his bereaved family,” he wrote in the post.
