Did Lt Gen DS Hooda have to do it?
It has been splashed in the media that Lt Gen DS Hooda, the northern army commander during the surgical strikes at Uri has become the Congress' Military specialist. Firstly, haven't been able to fathom what the post is all about but there are a whole lot of queries connected with it, which are:-
(a) What's the purpose of having a veteran parachuted into a political party's activities?
(b) Is it to use him and his utterances to raise heat in the political discussions prior to elections?
(c) Will the veteran be able to toe the line adopted by his political masters by sacrificing his
military ethics and the thoughts that he genuinely believes in?
(d) Has he been shown a tantalising carrot in the form of a position - post elections - if the party
were to come to power?
What's being stated in hushed tones is that Lt Gen Hooda could be the National Security Adviser if the opposition were to come to power - a daunting task though! It requires the endorsements of the other parties of the 'Mahagathbandhan', but his stature is quite formidable that he should not find that worrisome!
My take.
In umpteen number of cases in the past, we've seen how the politicians have misbehaved with defence service officers - Gen KS Thimmayya, FM Sam Manekshaw, Adm Vishnu Bhagwat...the list is long. The 'genuine' (I use this word purposely because there are many, who've been otherwise) man-in-uniform is full of idealism and thinks more from his heart, thinks straight without deviousness.
The tendency to dump after use exists among the politicians. For them, anyone can be sacrificed to help them sit on the chair of power!
My only hope is that Lt Gen DS Hooda does not have any bitter experiences because he's a course mate and a friend of mine. He must, as they say, have the last laugh!
Tailpiece.
Had got up around 5 to clear my bladder, turned back to sleep and when I finally got up, it was a half past 6. We went through our chores and were ready well in time. Had gone across to the nearby cyber cafe for scanning my last letter to the naval pensions and had a copy sent across to the Naval Headquarters.
Close on its heels, I got a call from the Deputy Manager of the SBI, CPPC, Thiruvananthapuram saying that my mom's life time arrears had been transferred into her account at Kottarakkara and this was endorsed, almost immediately, by the manager of the bank. So, that was the successful culmination of a series of correspondences that I'd initiated right from the time the letter was initiated by the SBI, CPPC, Thiruvananthapuram. In the course of my efforts, a few of the government authorities had to hear my chiding and verbal onslaught!
There was a change in narration by the SBI, CPPC, Tvpm, in that a fortnight ago, she'd told me that I'd be getting the LTA through my bank account. Now, what has brought about the change in their thinking to today's decision, is something that I'm baffled about! But I ain't gonna lose my sleep over it!!
It has been splashed in the media that Lt Gen DS Hooda, the northern army commander during the surgical strikes at Uri has become the Congress' Military specialist. Firstly, haven't been able to fathom what the post is all about but there are a whole lot of queries connected with it, which are:-
(a) What's the purpose of having a veteran parachuted into a political party's activities?
(b) Is it to use him and his utterances to raise heat in the political discussions prior to elections?
(c) Will the veteran be able to toe the line adopted by his political masters by sacrificing his
military ethics and the thoughts that he genuinely believes in?
(d) Has he been shown a tantalising carrot in the form of a position - post elections - if the party
were to come to power?
What's being stated in hushed tones is that Lt Gen Hooda could be the National Security Adviser if the opposition were to come to power - a daunting task though! It requires the endorsements of the other parties of the 'Mahagathbandhan', but his stature is quite formidable that he should not find that worrisome!
My take.
In umpteen number of cases in the past, we've seen how the politicians have misbehaved with defence service officers - Gen KS Thimmayya, FM Sam Manekshaw, Adm Vishnu Bhagwat...the list is long. The 'genuine' (I use this word purposely because there are many, who've been otherwise) man-in-uniform is full of idealism and thinks more from his heart, thinks straight without deviousness.
The tendency to dump after use exists among the politicians. For them, anyone can be sacrificed to help them sit on the chair of power!
My only hope is that Lt Gen DS Hooda does not have any bitter experiences because he's a course mate and a friend of mine. He must, as they say, have the last laugh!
Tailpiece.
Had got up around 5 to clear my bladder, turned back to sleep and when I finally got up, it was a half past 6. We went through our chores and were ready well in time. Had gone across to the nearby cyber cafe for scanning my last letter to the naval pensions and had a copy sent across to the Naval Headquarters.
Close on its heels, I got a call from the Deputy Manager of the SBI, CPPC, Thiruvananthapuram saying that my mom's life time arrears had been transferred into her account at Kottarakkara and this was endorsed, almost immediately, by the manager of the bank. So, that was the successful culmination of a series of correspondences that I'd initiated right from the time the letter was initiated by the SBI, CPPC, Thiruvananthapuram. In the course of my efforts, a few of the government authorities had to hear my chiding and verbal onslaught!
There was a change in narration by the SBI, CPPC, Tvpm, in that a fortnight ago, she'd told me that I'd be getting the LTA through my bank account. Now, what has brought about the change in their thinking to today's decision, is something that I'm baffled about! But I ain't gonna lose my sleep over it!!
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