A large number of people paid tributes to soldier G. Manivannan’s whose body was buried with military honours in his native village, Theppananthal.
Manivannan was killed in an ambush in Jammu & Kashmir on June 3. His body was brought to Theppananthal, in Polur taluk in Tiruvannamalai district by military personnel.
Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Minister Sevur S. Ramachandran, Collector Prashant M. Wadnere, Superintendent of Police (in charge) P. Pagalavn, Arani MP Seval V. Elumalai, Revenue Divisional Officer R. Uma Maheswari, DSP Jerina Begum, MLAs Dusi K. Mohan (Cheyyar), V. Panneerselvam (Kalasapakkam) and K.V. Sekaran (Polur) were among those who placed wreaths on the body.
Mr. Ramachandran handed over a cheque for ₹20 lakh to the family of Mr.Saravanan on behalf of the State Government.
Lieutenant General Rajesh Kumar Anand, General Officer Commanding, Dhakshin Bharat Area of the army paid tributes and consoled the family.
Army gives ₹2 lakh
He handed over a cheque for ₹2 lakh to the family on behalf of the Dhakshin Bharat Area of the army.
Residents of Theppananthal and neighbouring villages and friends of Manivannan attended the funeral in large numbers.
Military personnel who accompanied the body carried the coffin to the burial ground.
Military honours
After the completion of the rituals, the eight military personnel who accompanied his body fired their guns thrice in the air as a mark of respect to Manivannan.
The national flag that covered Manivannan’s body was handed over to his mother Chinnaponnu.
