New Delhi: Rear Admiral S Venkat Raman, VSM assumed the charge as the Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval Area (FOTNA) from Rear Admiral Puneet Chadha, VSM in a ceremonial parade held at INS Adyar Parade Ground in Chennai on May 20. Rear Adm Chadha, who took over as the FOTNA on June 30, 2020, 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 January 1, 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 command 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 Commanding Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval Area, he has held the appointment of the Commandant, Naval War College, Goa. He was awarded the Vishist Seva Medal in 2019.
