caption serviceyears laterwork branch relations death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
lieutenant general k. p. candeth 1934-1973 bharatiya janata party -lrb- bjp -rrb- india sir kunhiraman nayanar -lrb- paternal grandfather -rrb- c. sankaran nair -lrb- maternal grandfather -rrb- vengayil 19 may 2003 ottapalam , madras presidency , british india india padma bhushan param vishisht seva medal world indo-pakistan war of 1965 indo-pakistan war of 1971 war ii indo-pakistan war of 1947 operation vijay 23 september 1916 14px lieutenant general kunhiraman palath candeth - . jpg kunhiraman palat candeth
 kunhiraman palat candeth
kunhiraman palat candeth

kunhiraman palat candeth -lrb- 23 october 1916 -- 19 may 2003 -rrb- was a lieutenant general in the indian army .
in 1961 , the then major general candeth led operation vijay to annex goa from the portuguese colonial rule and served briefly as the lieutenant governor of the state .
subsequently , he rose to deputy chief of army staff at the time of the 1965 war and commanded the western army during the indo-pakistani war of 1971 .
