Gen VK Singh Retires, Ending Controversial Tenure

The issue demanded repeated clarifications from the government especially after he said that he had immediately informed Defense Minister A K Antony about the offer but no action was taken.

Beside these, he was again caught by media when a letter written by him to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh regarding the shortages and deficiencies in the army reached media hands. The letter was supposed to be a very confidential one since matter was never intended to reach the public. This controversy also gave him regular place in the news headlines for some time. Surprisingly the intelligence bureau has failed to find any information yet about the person who disclosed that letter.

The controversies didn’t end for V.K sing here. He recently faced an allegation of trying to change the row of succession. The agency reports, ‘V.K. Singh has issued a show cause notice to 3 Corps commander, Lt. Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag, in line after Bikram Singh to become army chief, for a botched up intelligence operation in Jorhat, Assam.

Suhag, who has now been placed under a discipline and vigilance ban, is facing the prospect of not being promoted as army commander, a prerequisite for him to become army chief in 2014, if the defense ministry accepts the army chief's decision.

With IANS Inputs