Despite the backlash from Army veterans following Sinha’s remarks, retired Lt. General Haracharanjit Singh Panag doesn’t think this will impact the image of the Army. “The Army has over 100,000 retired officers and a couple of people can’t do anything to the Army’s image,” he said. “This person [Sinha] is from the ordinance force which doesn’t take part in fighting. He has been a headquarters-bound officer all his life. Towards the end of his service period, an enquiry was ordered against him for corruption. After that, he joined the BJP. He has been making extreme right-wing statements but this time he has gone bonkers.”