We don’t communalise martyrs and those making statements don’t know the Army well

Lt. General Devraj Anbu

February 15, 2018 11:46 am | Updated 11:46 am IST

Warning against communalising the ranks of Indian Army, Lt. General Officer in Command, Northern Command, General Devraj Anbu on Wednesday said, "Indian Army is a ‘sarv dharam sthal [An abode for all religions]’ and do not communalise troops."

Lt. Gen. Anbu's statement came a day after All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi said five of the seven persons killed in the Sunjuwan attack were Kashmiri Muslims.

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