Vice-Admiral Sinha may quit after new navy chief superseded him
Vice-Admiral Sinha has sought voluntary retirement in protest
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2014-04-18 03:39 GMT
New Delhi: Admiral R K Dhowan on Thursday took over as Chief of Naval Staff, with the government deciding to supersede the seniormost serving naval officer, Western Naval Command chief Vice-Admiral Shekhar Sinha for the top job.
Following this, it is believed that Vice-Admiral Sinha has put in his papers and sought voluntary retirement, but there was no official word. Vice-Admiral Sinha has also sent a communication to defence minister A.K. Antony on Thursday.