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Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, PVSM , AVSM is a former Chief of the Naval Staff of India. A talented and all-round officer, he had a brilliant career in the Indian Navy, eventually achieving the highest rank. He is the first and only chief of naval staff who was relieved from office while still serving and stripped of Admiral rank as punitive measure. Vishnu Bhagwat was appointed as chief of naval staff on 30 September 1996 and was relieved from office on 30 December 1998 under Article 310 of the Constitution of India. The unprecedented and much publicised row between the government and the admiral began after the Cabinet appointments committee appointed Vice-Admiral Harinder Singh as deputy chief of the naval staff. Refusing to accept the Cabinet order, Admiral Bhagwat went public with his oppos
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