He discusses the grave dangers of politicising an institution like the Indian Army to gain votes in an exclusive interview with Newsclick's editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha.
In an exclusive interview with retired Major Priyadarshi Chowdhury, NewsClick's editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha talks to him about the controversy revolving Army veterans' letter to the President. They discuss the details of what exactly went down with the Asian News International publishing fabricated stories and how Thomson Reuters did nothing about the same. They also discuss the grave dangers of politicising an institution like the Indian Army to gain votes and how this particular party - BJP, has been claiming all the credit for what army does but does not address their issues.