On 3/29/12, Devasahayam MG <
mgd@airtelmail.in> wrote:
> The MoD mess–The Reality
>
> Ex-Major M.G.Devasahayam, 1AS
> (Retd)
>
>
>
> Theopen feud between the Ministry of Defence and the Chief of the Army
> Staff aroseout of the contrived Date of Birth controversy. A corrupt cabal
> had conspiredsince 2006 to truncate Gen. VK Singh's tenure by digging out
> UPSC applicationform and trashing his School Certificate.
>
> Yet, neither the DoB issue is over yet, as is beingwrongly believed, nor
> is the tenure of General VK Singh going to end in thenext two months as is
> being widely claimed. The fact is that Supreme Court hasput the ball back
> in the court of MoD by ruling: "As a matter of fact, thequestion before us
> in the Writ Petition is not about the determination ofactual date of birth
> of the petitioner, butit concerns the recognition of a particular date of
> birth of the petitioner bythe respondent (Government of India) in the
> official service record."
>
> It is therefore imperative that the MoDhas to first pass a legally speaking
> order 'recognising' Gen.VK Singh's realDoB as per law and Rules that hold
> School Certificate as paramount. This hasnot been done and the retirement
> orders of Gen VK Singh have not been served onhim till now. Yet MoD has
> nominated and named his successor (for whose benefit the entire conspiracy
> and manipulation took place) to take over asCOAS on 31 May 2012.
>
> This action is untenable and the real cause of the messthat MoD has got
> into and only they are to be blamed. Instead they are tryingto pass it on
> to Gen. VK Singh by insinuating that he is now a 'frustrated man'and is
> trying to rake up the Tatra bribery issue and leaking out his letter
> on'defence preparedness' to PM to seek revenge. Some MPs, including
> congenitally corruptones, have asked for Gen VK Singh's summary dismissal
> and arrest without evenholding an enquiry!
>
> This way of portraying theserving chief of the Indian Army as an adversary
> just because he is fightingagainst corruption and injustice is wrought with
> serious danger andconsequences. It is our Armed Forces who have defended
> and protected ourdemocracy through their valour, sacrifice and total sense
> of patriotism, bereftof any political ambitions as in our neighbouring
> countries. It is largelybecause of them that India stands tall as a free
> and sovereign Republic. Among the armed forces, the Army is the largest
> andthe most visible face. The chief of that force has a special status in
> thenation's affairs and he cannot be distinguished from the Institution he
> heads. When aninstitution like the Army is impaled, it is the people who
> bleed.
>
> Thepolitico-bureaucratic power coterie that is trying to bulldoze the Army
> Chiefis very distressing. If the serving Army Chief is treated this way and
> thesecorrupt cabals have their final say at least for two generations, no
> militarycommander will raise his head. And the message for military
> commanders will bethat it isn't merit, honesty or integrity that will get
> them promotions andtenures but pandering to the corrupt
> politico-bureaucratic cabal. The lastbastion of professional meritocracy in
> India will be crumbled and the damagewill be lasting.
>
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