President Kovind condoles passing away of Group Captain Varun Singh

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday condoled the passing away of Group Captain Varun Singh, who was seriously injured in the chopper crash in Tamil Nadu on December 8, and said he displayed the soldierly spirit of valour and indomitable courage.Group Captain Singh was the lone survivor of the crash in which Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 armed forces personnel were killed.Sad to learn that Group Captain Varun Singh breathed his last after putting up a valiant fight for life.

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday condoled the passing away of Group Captain Varun Singh, who was seriously injured in the chopper crash in Tamil Nadu on December 8, and said he displayed the soldierly spirit of valour and indomitable courage.

Group Captain Singh was the lone survivor of the crash in which Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 armed forces personnel were killed.

"Sad to learn that Group Captain Varun Singh breathed his last after putting up a valiant fight for life. Though badly injured in the chopper crash, he displayed the soldierly spirit of valour and indomitable courage. The nation is grateful to him. My condolences to his family," President Kovind said in a tweet.

Group Captain Singh, a decorated air warrior, died on Wednesday at a military hospital in Bengaluru, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said.

''IAF is deeply saddened to inform the passing away of braveheart Group Captain Varun Singh, who succumbed this morning to the injuries sustained in the helicopter accident on 08 Dec 21. IAF offers sincere condolences and stands firmly with the bereaved family,'' it said on Twitter.

The Group Captain was admitted to a hospital in Wellington in Tamil Nadu with severe burn injuries on Wednesday last following the Mi-17V5 helicopter crash.

Last Thursday, Group Captain Singh was shifted to the Command Hospital in Bengaluru from Wellington.