A former Indian Chief of Naval Staff while terming India's airstrike against Pakistan 'invalid' has urged not to use the armed forces for political gains. Admiral L Ramdas (Retd) wrote a letter to Election Commission on behalf of other armed forces veterans too. He has warned against political misuse of events like the Indian airstrike in Azad Kashmir "to send triumphalist or jingoistic messages which can influence the electorate".
He expressed concern over "instances of using the Armed Forces for political gains, especially in the aftermath of both Pulwama and the strikes in Balakot and the shooting down, capture and repatriation of an Indian Air Force pilot".
He said some parties were "brazenly pushing their agenda using images, uniforms and other examples, showing pictures of the armed forces with political figures, in public spaces, in media, election rallies and so on".
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