India takes tough stand

Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on the subject, the Ministry of Defence has written to the Adjutant General's (AG) branch of the Army to correct its record to show the year of birth of Army Chief General VK Singh as 1950 contrary to his stand that he was born one year later.
The letter was issued to the AG's branch last week to correct its record and show May 10, 1950 as the date of birth, sources said.
The AG's branch, which is the official record keeper in the service, has maintained Gen Singh's date of birth as May 10, 1951, although the Military Secretary's branch records it as May 10, 1950.