Reacting to General V K Singh's assertion in an interview to CNN-IBN that he was offered a bribe in the Tatra-BEML deal, Lt General (retd) Tejinder Singh hit back, saying that the Army chief had lost his mental balance. "No offer of bribe was made. Why did the Army chief not make a complaint to the police?" Lt Gen Tejinder Singh asked.

He added, "When bribe is offered, it's the bounden duty of any public servant to report the matter to the police under section 39 of the CrPC. Gen VK Singh cannot abdicate his responsibility and if that happens, the buck will stop at the Prime Minister. No offer of a bribe was made to Gen VK Singh. These allegations are being made to serve Gen Singh's vested interests and the facts will come out during the course of the trial."

General VK Singh had even gone to the extent of calling Lt Gen Tejinder Singh a man with a devious mind.