Floral tributes were paid at the War Memorial near the Chennai Port Trust by Commodore Amar K Mahadevan, Naval Officer In-charge (Tamil Nadu and Puducherry), Brigadier Kulpreet Singh, Station Commander, ATNK&K Area, Air Commodore Rippon Gupta, Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Station, Tambaram and Inspector General SP Sharma, Commander Coast Guard Region (East), an official release said.
"The Indian Navy observes December 4 every year as Navy Day to commemorate the glorious victory of the Indian Navy in the Indo-Pak War of 1971 and to salute the valiant heroes who brought us this moment of pride," the release said.