Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh , 77, may have been out of the Indian Army for decades now but he is proud to have served the nation in uniform.But this tactical advance into the opponent's political territory by associating fellow 'faujis' (ex-servicemen) seems unparalleled.He has been striking a cord during his election meetings by saying from the dais: "I am seeing too many 'faujis' here. How many of you participated in the 1965 India-Pakistan war? "Keeping his humorous side alive, Captain Amarinder Singh, who had served as an army captain during the war and often greets his contemporaries by saluting them, does not miss an opportunity to remind the gathering by saying BJP actor-turned-politician candidate Sunny Deol from Gurdaspur is a ' filmy fauji' while 'I am a real fauji'. "This painting brings to life memories from 1966 when I was serving in the Indian Army as ADC to Lt. General Harbaksh Singh. "Nobody ever saw Indira Gandhi taking credit for dividing Pakistan in 1971.

Source: Economic Times May 15, 2019 07:30 UTC