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By PTI - NEW DELHI
04th July 2012 03:00 PM
India today said it has become increasingly clear that 'state actors' were involved in executing the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks and that without state support the terror control room could not have been established in Pakistan.
Home Minister P Chidambaram said India knew who had trained Ajmal Amir Kasab and nine other terrorists who carried out the terror strikes in Mumbai, who briefed them and how the control room, from where directions were given, had functioned.
"It is no longer possible to deny that though the incident happened in Mumbai, there was a control room in Pakistan before and during the incident. Without state support, the control room could not have been established," he told reporters here.
Chidambaram said after Kasab's interrogation, evidence clearly pointed to the involvement of state actors and it was corroborated by the statement given by Syed Zabiuddin Ansari, alias Abu Jundal, who was arrested on June 21 after his arrival from Saudi Arabia.
"After Abu Jundal's interrogation, it was clear that there were state actors. Dots are increasingly getting joined.
Though there were many pseudonyms, it is clear that state actors were there. Pictures are getting clearer and clearer.
We have been able to know who were there and where they were," he said. (More) PTI AMR RC NAB ACB
Dismissing Pakistan's claim that no state actors were involved in the 26/11 attacks, the Home Minister said no sovereign state could allow terror activities from its soil.
"I can't allow any non-state actor carry out any terror activity in a neighbouring country," Chidambaram said.
Asked whether New Delhi would hand over Islamabad any dossier on Jundal during today's Foreign Secretary-level talks, he said no dossier would be given at this stage but Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai was free to share whatever he has been briefed about.
"The Foreign Secretary has been briefed. If he feels, he can share it with them," he said.
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It is a matter of serious concern that despite concrete proof with India on Pakistan sponsored Terrorist attacks, Pakistan cares two hootes and India is seen bending backward and forward for dialogue, Signing Trade Agreements when we should ignore Pakistan altogether. We are wasting our time, energy and money to befriend Pakistan. We cannot depend upon USA. We need to go about on our own and deal Pakistan.We have not hanaged, THANKS TO THE "WORTHY PRESIDENT OF OURS", Afzal Guru what to talk of anything more.Shame on President Patil. She has made India a very safe place for Terrorists to attack. since they will not be hanged despite commiting rarest of the rare crimes.What a shame to have such a President who commute death sentence of a dead man and arbitrarily commutes over 35 Death Sentences in a wholesale manner without explaining to the nation of her actions after spending such huge amounts for their trials, out of the tax payers money. PRESIDENT WANTS TO ENJOY ONLY FOREIGN TOURS
Posted by Dr.R.V.Reddy B.S.(MIT,Cambridge, Mass.,USA), M.S.(Emory Univ.,USA), Ph.D(EmUSA), MBA(U of Penn.,USA) at 07/04/2012 23:01 Reply to this Report abuse