Let me state that I do support and respect Gen VKS for his uprightness and his valiant anti-corruption crusade.
Sanku wrote:
Further note Shukla also says
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he had conveyed his acceptance of the 1950 birth date on two separate occasions... and that it ill behooved him to now walk away from that acceptance.
Since when did SC have to sit in judgement on "how should XYZ behoove? SC had a simple job, to decide on the correct method of determination of the date of Birth.
Sanku, since when do you have the power to decide what the Supreme Court's job is? What's your legal expertise to determine that the judge was wrong?
Here's SC's exact words on your bolded assertion:
TOI Link wrote:But the bench said, "As a matter of fact, the question before us in the writ petition is not about the declaration of the actual date of birth of the petitioner, but it concerns the recognition of a particular date of birth of the petitioner by the government in the official record."
Secondly, the SC's comments on "blowing with the wind" was purely related to the Age question, the judge ABSOLUTELY DID NOT pass a judgement on Gen VKS's anti-corruption crusade. And thus, dare I say, it is disingenuous of anyone here to say that "blowing with the wind means everyone will turn corrupt". You are linking an issue that was NOT within the purview of Gen Singh's petition. The SC doesn't work like a panchayat. It decrees on the exact petition in front of it. Accordingly, when the communal angle came up before it, it decided upon that.
Sanku wrote:
If they were gutless to take a decision, at least Shukla should not make being gutlessness a virtue.
Or perhaps for Shukla it is.
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Will that spineless creature blowing in the wind at least take a stand on -- What should be the right age of birth of Gen VK Singh?
After all a age of birth is not a "point of view" (a favorite shield of the lying turds of the world) -- it is something, or it is not something.
But hey given enough material, perhaps even date of birth can be a relative position.
Can you please learn how to have a decent debate without turning to personal attacks? You don't have to look far - see KaranM and eklavya's posts below.
You yourself derailed the Arjun/T-90 debate for weeks with your ludicrous posts, so let me correct you on the your highlighted question above regarding taking a stand. Your post is unclear on who needs to take the stand: Ajai Shukla or the SC judges.
1. If you're referring to Ajai Shukla, read his exact words:
And, just for your information, I was cheering him at that stage, hoping that he would win. That was because I believed (and still do) that he was born in May 1951, not 1950.
2. If you're referring to the SC judge (and committing contempt of court with your bolded portions above), read this
TOI Link wrote:But the bench said, "As a matter of fact, the question before us in the writ petition is not about the declaration of the actual date of birth of the petitioner, but it concerns the recognition of a particular date of birth of the petitioner by the government in the official record."
I hold no brief for Ajai but let me state that if he had to "be in the good books of the new powers that be", his ship has long, long sailed. He has appeared dozens of times on NDTV supporting Gen VKS. Further, he would've published his latest piece in his newspaper and not write on a blog for a small audience. We're doing nothing other than conspiracy mongering.
My last post on this topic. 
That dalaal of US arms eg. F 35 has totally sidestepped the caste issue, just saying he was present in the court and still doesn't accept judges' "blow with the wind".