The 'matter of honour versus tenure'

The crux of the confrontation between General Vijay Kumar Singh, Chief of Army Staff, and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) pertains to the date of his birth. While Singh asserts that his date of birth is 10 May 1951, a wing of the Indian Army, the Military Secretary Branch, maintains that it is 10 May 1950 — a year earlier. The clash is being described as a “Matter of Honour versus Tenure”.

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