He is BJP's candidate from the Ghaziabad Lok Sabha constituency.
"As per the law of this country, it is the high school certificate which is used as the proof for your age and it applies in my case also. I will be mentioning my high school certificate date of birth in the nomination papers," he told PTI here.
He also attacked his AAP rival Shazia Ilmi over her tweet questioning his date of birth saying the she should first know the law of the country before putting out such tweets.
Had the Government accepted his claim, he would have got 10 more months as Army Chief and retired in March 2013 instead of May 2012.
This would have also upset the line of succession in the Army.
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