IND courts uphold release of Christian officer who refused temple church parade

[The Bread Guy]

India's version of secularism at play in the military ...

Why Supreme Court threw out Christian Army officer’s petition

Lt Samuel Kamalesan, a troop leader (officer commanding 3 tanks) in the Indian Army’s 3rd Cavalry Regiment was dismissed for refusing to participate in regimental religious rituals during weekly parades. He cited conflict with his Protestant Christian monotheistic beliefs.

www.indiatoday.in

India’s Supreme Court Upholds Christian Army Officer’s Dismissal - International Christian Concern

The officer was dismissed from the Indian Army without pension or gratuity for refusing to participate in specific religious rituals during regimental parades.

persecution.org

Indian Supreme Court upholds dismissal of Christian soldier who refused to enter temple

India’s Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a Christian army officer who refused to enter the sanctuary of a regimental temple for worship...

clericalwhispers.blogspot.com

 

[Infanteer]

Top one is a good article. It's not secularism, but rather officers are expected to participate in religious ceremonies of their troops, regardless of their own religion (eg a Hindu officer will fast with his Muslim soldiers during Ramadan). Religion is a collective activity in the Indian Armed Forces.