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Sunday, July 27, 2014

Jats are not comunal, they are devta

ONLY JAT ,NO HINDU ,NO MUSLIMS I was commissioned in the [[Jat Regiment]], which had two companies of JAT Hindus and two of Muslims. I served with a Punjabi Muslim company. I found the regimental spirit among the men strong. There was no communal divide. This continued in the Army till the end of 1946 but started cracking in 1947, reaching breaking point by August 1947. Yet I saw that when the Muslim companies of the Jat Regiment were going to Pakistan, tears were shed on both sides. Indian officers during British rule hardly ever discussed political matters among themselves. I recall that in Rangoon, soon after the end of World War II, one junior British officer referred to the INA as traitors and used vulgar epithets. There was no senior officer present in the Mess. This led to a heated discussion between the British and Indian officers, both Hindus and Muslims.

By Lt.Gen. S.K. SINHA, PVSM, Formar cheif of army staff