REAR ADMIRAL S VENKAT RAMAN ASSUMES CHARGE AS THE FOTNA
Chennai 20 May 2022
REAR ADMIRAL S VENKAT RAMAN ASSUMES CHARGE AS THE FOTNA
Rear Admiral S Venkat Raman, VSM assumed the charge as the Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu and Pud ucherry Naval Area (FOTNA) from Rear Admiral Puneet Chadha, VSM in a ceremonial parade held at INS Adyar Parade Ground in Chennai on 20 May 22. Rear Adm Chadha, who took over as the FOTNA on 30 Jun 20, will be proceeding to New Delhi to assume the charge as the Additional Director General of National Cadet Corps.
Rear Admiral S Venkat Raman, VSM was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 Jan 1990. He is an alumni of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasala, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the College of Defence Management, Hyderabad. The Flag Officer is a specialist in Communications and Electronic Warfare, and has tenanted various appointments on frontline warships of the Indian Navy. His sea tenures include com mand of the stealth frigate INS Tabar and second in command of the Aircraft Carrier INS Viraat. His significant staff appointments include a tenure as the Fleet Communications Officer Western Fleet and as the head of the Directorate of Naval Intelligence at the Naval Headquarters. Prior to taking over as the Flag Officer Comm an ding Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval Area, he has held the appointment of the Commandant, Naval War Col lege, Goa. He was awarded the Vishist Seva Medal in 2019.
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PS/SS/05/22
