Singapore appoints Sikh as Army chief.

[IndianTiger]

Singapore: Singapore has appointed Brigadier
General Ravinder Singh as its next Army chief, the
first Sikh in 30 years to be given the force's baton.
Singh, 41, takes over from Major-General Chan
Chun Sing on March 25, Straits Times reported.
A Singaporean of Indian origin, Singh, is currently
Deputy Secretary (Technology) at the Defence
Ministry. He joined the Singapore Armed Forces in
December 1982.
Singh also served as assistant chief of General Staff
(plans), head of Joint Communications and
Information Systems Department, and Chief of
Staff - Joint Staff.
Brig Gen Singh is also the first non-Chinese Chief of
Army in nearly 30 years.
Colonel Mancharan Singh Gill was the first ever
when he took up the post in 1982, the report said.
Though Major-General Chan is retiring as announced
by the Defence Ministry, local media speculates
that he would be standing in the coming general
election for a parliamentary seat under the banner
of the ruling party Peoples Action Party.

 

[notsuperstitious]

BG Singh holds a and a Master of Arts (Engineering Science) from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. He also holds a Master of Science (Management of Technology) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America.

 

[KS]

Sat Sri Akal !

Looks like SG is more like an Indian colony with a Tamil President and a Sikh Army Chief

 

[Dr.Danish]

Its a good news.World is realizing that A nation can be strong just because of equal rights.

 

[nomi007]

1st non Chinese army chief of sg

 

[Prometheus]

lol,,,,,,,thats a surprising news

 

[Aramsogo]

Sat Sri Akal !

Looks like SG is more like an Indian colony with a Tamil President and a Sikh Army Chief

That will be news to big and little emperor Lee.

 

[Basanti]

Sat Sri Akal !

Looks like SG is more like an Indian colony with a Tamil President and a Sikh Army Chief

Not Really

 

[KS]

^^^ Yaar Why so serious ( in the words of the Joker.)

 

[jbond197]

1st non Chinese army chief of sg

Nopes, he is second. First was Mancharan Singh Gill who became army Chief in 1982...

 

[ephone]

I thought SG consists of at least 70 to 80 percent Chinese descendants? In what sense it has any resemblance as an indian colony? Let alone Tamil?

Sat Sri Akal !

Looks like SG is more like an Indian colony with a Tamil President and a Sikh Army Chief

 

[Cheetah786]

Being a Sikh is his Religion not his Identity or Nationality just cause he is a Sikh doesn't mean he is Indian he is as much of Indian as i am.

 

[CardSharp]

Being a Sikh is his Religion not his Identity or Nationality just cause he is a sikh dosnet mean he is Indian he is as much of indian as i am

Precisely, his loyalties are unambiguously Singaporean. If India invaded, he would mowed them down same as any other invader, otherwise he would not be at this post.

 

[Prometheus]

Being a Sikh is his Religion not his Identity or Nationality just cause he is a Sikh doesn't mean he is Indian he is as much of Indian as i am.

probably calling him person of indian origin or follower of Indian religion would be much better

but hey....still indian

 

[GodlessBastard]

Precisely, his loyalties are unambiguously Singaporean. If India invaded, he would mowed them down same as any other invader, otherwise he would not be at this post.

If PRC invaded, what would all the Chinese Singaporeans do?