Cursor isn't at right position for Commit message

Hello all,

I am currently using Vim 8.0. When I use vim as my preferred editor for
git. 

When I try to commit a change in git it open up vim to type the commit
message. Most of the time the text cursor seems to be positioned
somewhere in the middle of the commit template (the comments). As a
result, I am unable to type in the commit message directly after
switching to "insert" mode in vim. Any reasons for this misbehaviour ?

Environments:
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)
Shell: bash

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Regards,
Kaartic Sivaraam <kaarticsivaraam91196@gmail.com>

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