Lecture by Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi by veteran Ram Gulrajani ..Chennai

From: Ram Gulrajani ramgulrajani@gmail.com
Sent: 26 January 2010 22:10
To: Vijay Oberoi Lt Gen
Cc: Kamboj CS, Brig; Raj Kadyan Lt Gen; Satbir Singh Maj Gen; Surjit Singh Maj Gen Singh; Barin Ghose Vice Adm (Pen Cell); Chaturvedi RP Col; K. Punchhi; SS Phatak Gp Capt Pen Cell; Sharan Ahuja Cdr; Raman TN
Subject: TALK AT FICCI AUDITORIUM

Dear General

Your talk at the 112th Birthday Celebrations of Netaji Subhash Chander Bose is a fair and timely warning to the political leadership and babus who have taken the soldiers for granted. Your following line should reverberate in the corridors of power
Secondly, if the military continues to be treated with suspicion and disdain, let me be blunt and state that if it wants, it can assert itself and in a manner that may be neither palatable for the political leadership nor good for our democracy.
and make all concerned sit up and take stock of the state of affairs prevailing in Defence matters.

Every word of your lecture is apt and to the point. However, it is unfortunate that our media which is now heading towards paid news system, will not dare to air or print such warnings at the cost of being mauled by babus. But there are many forums on the net where this should be put up for every concerned Indian citizen to read.

However, I say this with regret: our military leadership, however competent professionally, need not be spineless. The last General who kept the politicians and babus in their place was General Manekshaw, who cared two hoots for his comforts after retirement. Its time one more Manekshaw heads the forces.

I congratulate you for your forthright utterances. I pray they reverberate in the corridors.

With best wishes and regards
Veteran Ram Gulrajani
Chennai.

PS.
I have circulated your speech to every Indian in my address book, including some journalists.