BJP MP from Himachal Pradesh and president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Anurag Singh Thakur was on Friday commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Territorial Army by Army Chief General Dalbir Singh.
“Lieutenant Anurag Singh Thakur cleared the Services Selection Board (SSB) and was found fit for joining the Territorial Army. The officer has been commissioned in 124 Infantry Battalion (TA) Sikh,” the Army said in a statement.
The Territorial Army is part of the Indian Army and is manned by officers and men who are embodied for training for two months in a year. Their actual role is during national emergencies, war and in support of the Army when they relieve regular Army for operations.
