Ex-service chiefs must explain: Gen Malik
Such a step was important for personal reasons as well as in the interest of the services, the two former chiefs said on a TV programme. They also expressed their disappointment over the entire scam.
By TNN |
NEW DELHI: Former Army chief General VP Malik and former Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash have called on the three former chiefs who own apartments in the controversial Adarsh Society to come out with a detailed public statement to explain their association with the controversial housing complex built in the name of war widows and military heroes.
Such a step was important for personal reasons as well as in the interest of the services, the two former chiefs said on a TV programme. They also expressed their disappointment over the entire scam.
General Malik, who headed the Army during the Kargil conflict of 1999, said it was “depressing” , “distressing” and a “blow to the image of the Army” .
The Army should recover from the embarrassment of the Adarsh scam by reinforcing the values and principles it stands for, Malik said.
Lt General Satish Nambiar, who until recently headed the tri-service think tank United Services Institution, said the Army should hold a detailed inquiry in a transparent manner , and make public its findings . All three former senior officers, however, pointed out that the invoking of Kargil for building Adarsh was now only an allegation and was yet to be established.
Such a step was important for personal reasons as well as in the interest of the services, the two former chiefs said on a TV programme. They also expressed their disappointment over the entire scam.
General Malik, who headed the Army during the Kargil conflict of 1999, said it was “depressing” , “distressing” and a “blow to the image of the Army” .
The Army should recover from the embarrassment of the Adarsh scam by reinforcing the values and principles it stands for, Malik said.
Lt General Satish Nambiar, who until recently headed the tri-service think tank United Services Institution, said the Army should hold a detailed inquiry in a transparent manner , and make public its findings . All three former senior officers, however, pointed out that the invoking of Kargil for building Adarsh was now only an allegation and was yet to be established.
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