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id Gen V.K. Singh readily agree to a new date of birth, as media reports suggest? A letter he wrote on July 1, 2008, to Gen Deepak Kapoor, then army chief, had this to say: “I have been greatly hurt and pained by the aspersions cast on my integrity and military reputation, which we all jealously guard. At the same time, I must also emphasise that I have greatest regard and faith in you not only as my chief but also as an elder and role model. Thus, I had no qualm in giving in writing whatever I was asked for, despite my reservation.”