Coup fears baseless: Defence minister Antony

Visakhapatnam: Defence Minister A K Antony today termed as "absolutely baseless" fears of any coup attempt by the armed forces and expressed confidence that they will not do anything to undermine democracy. "Absolutely baseless. Army has already explained this. It is usual, natural activities. Nothing unusual. We are absolutely confident of the patriotism of the […]

Visakhapatnam: Defence Minister A K Antony today termed as "absolutely baseless" fears of any coup attempt by the armed forces and expressed confidence that they will not do anything to undermine democracy.

"Absolutely baseless. Army has already explained this. It is usual, natural activities. Nothing unusual. We are absolutely confident of the patriotism of the armed forces. Don`t question their patriotism. They will not do anything to undermine Indian democracy," he told a press conference here.