Army chief has option to move SC over age row

New Delhi: Sources say all options are open to Army chief General VK Singh after the Defence Ministry rejected his complaint on the controversy involving his age.

He could file an appeal before the Armed Forces Tribunal (which is equivalent to high court) or move the Supreme Court.

The other option on the table is to resign before his tenure ends.

In a major setback for General Singh, the defence ministry on Friday rejected his statutory complaint seeking a change in his year of birth from 1950 to 1951 in the official records.

General Singh had earlier claimed his year of birth is 1951.

There were two different dates of birth for General Singh in official records. One with the Adjutant General's branch in Army Headquarters lists May 10, 1951 as his date of birth and the other at the Military Secretary's branch shows the date as May 10, 1950.

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