Minority affairs minister A R Antulay:

Stating that the circumstances of Karkare’s shooting “may be inquired into”, Antulay seemed to have borrowed a leaf from Pakistani TV hosts who have claimed that the Mumbai attacks were the handiwork of “Hindu-Zionists”. Antulay told the media outside Parliament’s gate number 12 that “there must have been some reason why Karkare went to Cama hospital instead of Taj and Oberoi hotels.” 

Antulay said “someone” could have told Karkare and other officers with him to go to Cama hospital, suggesting that the ATS chief fell victim to a set-up as he was probing cases which involved Hindu radicals in the Malegaon case.

Congress party spokesperson Abhisekh Singhvi:

We don’t accept the inference and the innuendo that underline the statement (of Antulay)…we don’t agree with bringing this case (Karkare’s killing) under a cloud.

AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh:

Singh said the BJP, VHP and RSS had raised doubts about the integrity of Karkare because he was investigating the Malegaon blasts in which Hindus were arrested.

Against this backdrop, Karkare was killed in the terrorist attack in Mumbai and it was “natural” to think that whether he was murdered.

Sigh!

Hypocrisy, thy name is Congress.

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R Vaidyanathan, in Rediff, seems to thinks so.

But with UPA at the helm…I wouldn’t be surprised if they manage to turn Ajmal Qasab into another Afzal Guru!