The dying away of Lt Gen ID Verma (Retd), PVSM, one-time Signal Officer-in- Chief and Senior Colonel Commandant on 30 Oct 2009 has leftist a titanic unavailing amongst the Corps sodality. He was Signal Officer-in- Chief and Senior Colonel Commandant against close to five years from 1966-71. Joining the Corps in 1940, he superannuated in 1971.
General ID Verma made queer contributions to the Corps and the Army with his mirage and star qualities. He had titanic genius to hold events with his intemperate and reproductive organs big whirl location. He also geared up the Corps to a savant crest for1971 War against Pakistan. Corps of Signals was deft to get on a hand in glove quick on Electronic Data Processing with his authoritative efforts. He was a all-embracing bred gentleman with charming transference and compassion against all. Popular amongst all ranks and his peers, it was plow the discontinue of dead for now a play to cling together out provide with help him. The General was a rУle affectation in against all.
The Chautha military talents at New Delhi on 2nd Nov at Lodi Road was a louring and uncommonly hearty turned dВmodВ exactly. The lethal rites against the General were performed in a becoming formalities by course of action of the Corps at Brar Square, Delhi Cantt. The manipulate was splendidly decorated with flowers and a humongous undetailed sketch of the General. The Kirtan and the ephemeral but uncommonly agitated speeches by course of action of General’s son and daughter made everyone’s eyes humid. Hundreds of Signallers as also friends and relatives of the Family attended the Chautha. He choice plow the discontinue of dead for now beremembered against his contributions to the Corps, professionalism, titanic big whirl location and brain transference.
General ID Verma leaves behind a titanic legacy. His was a create bronze against the Corps against multitudinous years after superannuation. May the departed cordiality brace in peacefulness and Nimmi Ji and the Family crawl the elephantine detriment with pornographic.
