Respected Veterans,

Jai Hind.

Please find ATTACHED, an Open Letter addressed to the Hon’ble PM, signed by the following six Military Veterans.

Ø    Major General Shyamal Ghosh.

Ø    Captain S. Prabhala I.N.

Ø    Admiral L. Ramdas

Ø    Vice Admiral I.C. Rao

Ø    Brigadier Amardeep Singh

Ø    Major General S.G. Vombatkere

The letter expresses dismay at the recent acts of intimidation and violence by certain ideologues creating a climate of fear and suspicion while the State looks away.

We, veterans of the Armed Forces, are inheritors of a glorious tradition of esprit de corps among persons of different backgrounds, be it of religion, caste or language. It is therefore incumbent on us to speak up for the democratic and secular values enshrined in our Constitution. To remain silent would be a disservice to our cherished values.

If you agree with the sentiments expressed in the Open Letter, kindly send an email to <constitutional.dharma@gmail.com>saying “I agree. Please include me as a signatory”. While doing so, please give your rank at the time of retirement and your full name.

In addition, after deleting my e-mail ID, I request you to forward this covering note and the ATTACHED Open Letter to your veteran friends and colleagues to gather more support for the cause. Our intention is to give wide publicity to the Appeal after a reasonable number have signed in. For the present, therefore, kindly do not circulate this outside of the veterans community.

Col SS Rajan

Bangalore, 9449043770

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VETERANS’ OPEN LETTER