Observer, this is a cock and bull story that cannot stand scrutiny:- 1. The Field Marshal post is purely ceremonial and it would have been stupid for Indira Gandhi to try and achieve this goal through some one like Sam Manekshaw. She could have tried using the services of the Chief of Army Staff. 2. Indira Gandhi would have known that the Indian army would never have even dreamt of taking political powers. It did not even do so during the 60's when military dictatorships rule around India. Though Nehru suspected that General Thimmiyya would be tempted to follow on the lines of Gen Ayub Khan and try some misadventure. But that did not happen - Finally while Indira Gandhi was not averse to bending rules to stay in power it is unlikely that she would have asked for military coup to keep herself in power- she was too much of democrat to do that.
