Parwinder SandhuNew Delhi, May 13 -- The government on Wednesday dismissed as "fake and baseless" a viral social media claim alleging that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had removed General Upendra Dwivedi from his post as Chief of the Army Staff, describing it as yet another attempt to spread misinformation related to India's military leadership.
The clarification came after a post circulating on social media platform X falsely claimed that differences had emerged between the Defence Minister and the Army Chief, and that General Dwivedi had been removed from office.
The misleading post was shared by an X user identified as Anushi Tiwari, who tagged the Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADGPI) and wrote: "Intl Media Re...