The Army had alleged that Singh was behind the media report about mobile monitoring equipment.
Defence Minister AK Antony is "extremely upset" over the infighting in the Army in the wake of the controversy surrounding the clandestine tapping of some sensitive phones in the Capital allegedly by the force.
Sources close to Antony said on Tuesday that the Defence Minister was "extremely upset" over such developments in the Army as it would impact the image and prestige of the Service.
The Army Headquarters had on Monday taken an unusual step and issued a press release to allege that Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh along with "some disgruntled serving officers of the Military Intelligence" were behind planting stories in the media in this regard.
The Army had alleged that Singh was behind the media report about mobile monitoring equipment. The retired General was earlier questioned on the purchase of 'off-the-air monitoring system' without sanction by the technically empowered committee.
It said Singh has also been an allottee in Adarsh Housing Society in Mumbai.
Army sources had said the report is a fabricated fiction and that the people responsible are some disgruntled officers, retired and serving, whose sole aim was to create a mistrust between the Army and the Defence Ministry.
Singh yesterday refuted the charge that he was planting stories in the media and said he will take legal action against the people accusing him of any wrongdoing.
Army Chief Gen V K Singh yesterday reacted sharply to reports that he had deployed interceptors for clandestinely listening to important phone conversations between key people in the Capital involved in the Army age issue before the Supreme Court. Singh had dismissed it as fiction.
An anonymous complaint received by the Government listed several allegations against the Army Chief, including possible misuse of off-the-air interveptors to listen in on phone conversations in the national capital.
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