Indian Army is the second largest army in the world in terms of number of soldiers. Today it has more than 12 lakh active and approximately 10 lakh reserve soldiers. Let us tell you that apart from the Arms and Services Corps, there are hundreds of different regiments in the Indian Army. But for years a claim has been made on social media that the Muslim regiment had refused to fight in the 1965 war. Today we will tell you how much truth is behind this claim.
muslim regiment in army
While talking to ABP News, retired Colonel Tej Tikku told that the Indian Army was formed in British time. It was called the British Indian Army. He said that after independence the British Indian Army was divided into two parts. In which one third of the soldiers had gone to Pakistan and two third were in India. He said that in British times there were not just one but many Muslim regiments. Like the Baloch regiment in which there was not a single Hindu soldier. But at the time of independence, according to an agreement, all those regiments went to Pakistan.
No regiment in the name of religion
The British had created army regiments in India on the basis of warrior castes. Rajput Regiment, Sikh Regiment, Gorkha, Jat Regiment were formed only then. The Sikh Regiment is the only unit in this which seems to be linked to religion. Apart from this, during the British period and after independence, no unit by the name of Hindu Regiment or Muslim Regiment or Christian Regiment was formed in the Indian Army. Let us tell you that the Sikh Regiment was also formed because it was the gift of Sikh kings, hence He was inducted into the Indian Army during the British era.
Country first for soldiers
The claim made on social media about Muslim regiment is a completely wrong claim. While talking to ABP News, many army officers said that for Indian Army soldiers, country comes first, then religion and family. Therefore, it is absolutely wrong to talk about Hindu-Muslim-Sikh or any other religion in the army.
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