<p>A former Navy chief Admiral L. Ramdas has written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee in the wake of attacks on minorities and Dalits.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The octogenarian Magsaysay awardee writes, he was forced to hang his head in shame over the attacks on minorities and Dalits under the rule of the current government.<br /><br />He regrets that such serious attacks were called by the government 'sad' and 'unfortunate' but not condemned in unambiguous terms, reported <a href="http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151025/jsp/nation/story_49551.jsp#.VizGPtIrIdX">The Telegraph</a>.<br /><br />"Today, as a veteran in my eighties, I am forced to hang my head in shame as I witness a series of incidents and assaults on our fellow citizens, especially minorities and Dalits," his letter says.<br /><br />Ramdas was chief of Indian Navy between 1990 and 1993 and has won a Magsaysay award for peace.</p>
<p>A former Navy chief Admiral L. Ramdas has written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee in the wake of attacks on minorities and Dalits.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The octogenarian Magsaysay awardee writes, he was forced to hang his head in shame over the attacks on minorities and Dalits under the rule of the current government.<br /><br />He regrets that such serious attacks were called by the government 'sad' and 'unfortunate' but not condemned in unambiguous terms, reported <a href="http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151025/jsp/nation/story_49551.jsp#.VizGPtIrIdX">The Telegraph</a>.<br /><br />"Today, as a veteran in my eighties, I am forced to hang my head in shame as I witness a series of incidents and assaults on our fellow citizens, especially minorities and Dalits," his letter says.<br /><br />Ramdas was chief of Indian Navy between 1990 and 1993 and has won a Magsaysay award for peace.</p>