Indian Army chief General VK Singh has denied that he was at loggerheads with the defence ministry over his age and said it was a personal issue. 

"I think the issue is being played around too much. There is no controversy between the ministry of defence and me. There is no fight between the ministry of defence and me," Singh told NDTV in an interview, days after media reports that the army chief may take the matter to the Supreme Court. 

He said the differences between him and the ministry over his age were "perceptional" only. The army chief's age row escalated after the defence ministry Dec 30 rejected his statutory complaint that would have given him 10 more months of active service.