Chief of the Army Staff, Gen Dalbir Singh today dedicated a statue of Field Marshal K M Cariappa at the Army Parade Ground, Delhi Cantonment and rechristened the ground as Cariappa Parade Ground. <br/><br/>An official release said, it is customary in the Indian Army that parade grounds are named after eminent military personalities and war heroes. It has been rechristened as Cariappa Parade Ground in the memory of Field Marshal KM Cariappa, the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army. <br/>