Allegations adversely impact the moral of the country’s armed forces: Manohar Parrikar

NEW DELHI:  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has, in a stinging letter to Mamata Banerjee, said he is “deeply pained” by the Chief Minister’s allegations over army exercises in Bengal last week and didn’t expect it from “someone of your standing and experience”.

Mamata Banerjee had objected to the presence of army men at toll plazas and had also asked out loud whether it was part of a some sort of coup attempt against her government..

“Your allegations run the risk of adversely impacting the moral of the country’s armed forces and the same were not expected from a person of your standing and experience in public life,” the Defence Minister says in his letter.