@thewire_in Disagree with this view! There is no gag order of this kind. Most of us veterans write and speak with rationality, balanced and analytically on issue to issue basis. It does not need be compulsorily anti or pro establishment. And interact with media in similar fashion. Tweet added by Lt Gen Rakesh Sharma @rakesharma15

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@thewire_in Disagree with this view! There is no gag order of this kind. Most of us veterans write and speak with rationality, balanced and analytically on issue to issue basis. It does not need be compulsorily anti or pro establishment. And interact with media in similar fashion.

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In May 2021, a government notification had banned retired security and intelligence officials from commenting critically in the press on current policy without prior official clearance. | Rahul Bedi

Government Has Clamped Omerta on Retired Servicemen

Apart from 'solicitous' calls from still serving officers, many retired military officers were convinced that unprejudiced comments to the media could hurt their pension payouts.

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