Violation of civilian supremacy over military must be fought: VKS
June 05, 2012  16:14
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Five days after retiring as Chief of the Army Staff, Gen V K Singh today affirmed his belief in in civilian supremacy over the military "rooted in justice and
fairness", and said any violation of this "must be resisted". 

 

Civilian supremacy must always be rooted in the fundamental principles of justice, merit and fairness, he said, adding that any violation of this must be resisted "if we are to protect the institutional integrity of our armed forces". Reminded that the ethos of the armed forces was to obey orders of superiors, the former Chief said that the ethos was to obey "correct" orders.

 

"If the order is wrong, stand up and say that the order is wrong". In his first interview since retiring on May 31, Gen Singh acknowledged that his last months in office were controversial and "eventful". But all the controversies were "manufactured" and there were "all sorts of allegations, from implied coups to communal nonsense."

 

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