Row Over Veterans' Letter To President On Forces Being Used For "Agendas"

The President's office has denied receiving a letter from over 150 veterans expressing "alarm and disquiet" at the armed forces being used for "political purposes", sources in the office said. The letter, reported to have been sent to President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday, the first day of the national election, refers to the "unusual and completely unacceptable practice of political leaders taking credit for military operations like cross-border strikes and claiming the armed forces to be 'Modi ji ki Sena". Triggering a controversy, several senior retired officers, including two former service chiefs, denied having signed the letter.

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