New Delhi, India – Na wetin we go hear today? Supreme Court don gist us about one Army officer wey no wan show respect for hin own soldiers’ beliefs. Samuel Kamalesan, na hin name, dey face serious wahala after e refuse to go enter the inner part of his regiment’s temple during parades. Na wah! E no sabi say military no be play play matter?
So, di Supreme Court talk say Kamalesan conduct no fit military discipline at all. Chief Justice (CJI) Surya Kant, wey dey lead di matter, don turn am to lecture time for am. E don remind Kamalesan say leaders for Army suppose dey lead by example. “You dey insult your troops, my guy!” na wetin di big man talk to di officer. Like sey dem catch am for school wey e dey misbehave.
Kamalesan argue sey hin belief no gree am enter temple, but di judges no gree see am dat way. Dem tell am say, “Religious factors no fit take top ground pass military command, my brother.” E no mean sey your personal religion fit override wetin di Army dey follow. Tori dey get interesting, eh?
Di drama don dey unfold since last year when di guy first receive di boot. Before dem sack am, he don dey misbehave by refusing parades and even ignore advice from hin commanders and pastas wey tell am say no be bad to go participate. E think say e dey do di right thing, but na wetin dem dey call ‘gross indiscipline’ make dem send am packing.
Di Supreme Court no hold back for hin matter. Justice Joymalya Bagchi, wey dey help with di case, don ask how any troop leader fit dey refuse to join hin soldiers when dem enter hin sacred place. Di bench dey clear say wetin Kamalesan do, na serious gbege for di Army.
Even di Army sef dey back dem judgment, stressing say wetin Kamalesan dey do fit affect morale and unit cohesion. E be like sey di guy no sabi say di Army dey all about mutual respect and fraternity. If you wan dey lead troops, you gatz dem respect, no be so?
Wetin we go take away from dis wahala? Na say public service require disciplined citizens wey no go place personal beliefs above collective duty. E fit dey hard for some, but na wetin come with di uniform. So, as Kamalesan will now go find new work, make we dey remember sey any job we wan do no fit come with personal preference wey go stop us from doing wetin dey right for di house.
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