By PENNY MacRAE
NEW DELHI — India’s army chief on March 29 denounced as treason the leaking of a damning letter he wrote describing the army as unfit to fight a war and urged “ruthless” treatment of the culprit.
Army Chief General V.K. Singh told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the letter that India’s tanks lacked shells to fire, its air defenses were out of date and its forces “woefully short” of weapons.
“The leakage of the letter should be treated as high treason ... and sources of the leakage should be found and dealt with ruthlessly,” Singh, who is due to retire on May 31, said in a statement.
Defence Minister A.K. Antony also slammed those responsible for leaking the letter, calling it an “anti-national” move that “only helps enemies.”
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