Stories of army coup baseless: Indian army chief

Indian army chief V.K Singh has termed the recent controversy over movement of Indian troops in January as tales of a sick mind.According to the Indian media reports, Indian army chief dismissed all the allegations leveled in The Indian Express story on the suspicious movement of two key Army units towards Delhi in January 2012, which reportedly spooked the Central Government.The terse statement was his first since the controversy broke leading to rumours that the Army had planned a coup in a time when General Singh was involved in a bitter battle with the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government over his date of birth.The army chief said the troop movement had no connection with the age matter subjudiced in Supreme Court.The army chief said the government had not sought any clarification regarding the troop movement. “These were routine issues. I dont think one or two units ever bother anyone. It was not as if the whole of the armoured division was marching towards Delhi. This is just a figment of imagination,” Gen Singh further explained.