No armed coup can take place in India, says former Army Chief Gen V K Singh

He has said the "coup story was such a farce that it smashed itself and the principle author lost credibility completely."

Singh says he is not clear as to which of the two attempts to "throw mud" at him were "more ludicrous-- the March 5 anonymous story where the off-the-air-interceptors were brought into play or the April 6 coup story."

In the March 5 story, it was alleged that the Technical Support Division, a secret intelligence unit created during his tenure, was indulging in tapping telephone lines of important officials in the Defence Ministry.

When asked why he was targeted, he said it may be due to his questioning the failure of the system on his age issue.

"It is even happening today. You look at the way the TSD thing has been made. On one hand, you say it is a secret report but on the other side, it is papers. How it has leaked? How is it that every time a paper was sent to the PMO (during his tenure), it was leaked out," the former Army chief said