Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh was admitted in hospital on Saturday after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Singh, 98 India's oldest, five-star ranked air force officer, was admitted to the Army's Research and Referral hospital this morning.
'Marshal of IAF Arjan Singh is critically ill and is currently being treated at Army Hospital Research And Referral in New Delhi,' IAF said in a tweet.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman and IAF chief BS Dhahas visited the hospital to inquire after his health.
Singh was the only officer of the IAF to be given a distinction equal to that of a Field Marshal.
In 1965, when Pakistan had launched its Operation Grand Slam with an armoured thrust targeted at the vital town of Akhnoor, Singh led the Indian Air Force through the war with courage, determination and professional skill.
In 2016, the IAF named its Panagarh (West Bengal) air base after Arjan Singh on the occasion of his 97th birth anniversary. The Panagarh base would be called Air Force Station Arjan Singh.
In his glorious career, Arjan Singh flew over 60 different kinds of aircraft and his zest for flying didn't end until the day he retired in 1969.
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