Former Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar passed away early morning today at the Army Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi due to illness. He was 79.
Admiral Sushil Kumar, a Nagercoilite Christian from Tamil Nadu, was a Chief of Naval Staff in the Indian Navy. His christian surname is Isaacs which he dropped as not to confuse his initial with his brother who is also in the Service.
Admiral Sushil Kumar is often said to instruct his men with a quote from the Holy Gita “Do thy duty, reward is not thy concern’”.He is one among the many Christian chiefs of staff of the armed forces of India, which includes distinguished officers such as fellow Nagercoilite, Admiral Oscar Stanley Dawson, Air Chief Marshal Denis La Fontaine and General Sunith Francis Rodrigues.
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