NEWS: ‘Internal hand involved in Mumbai attacks’ Tells Modi

by Balvinder Singh Lahori on February 11, 2009

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Singh Modi criticises ruling Congress for not taking action against any local group

NAGPUR: Indian Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Singh Modi hinted on Sunday that the Mumbai terror attacks could not have been carried out without internal help – comments that are in sharp contrast with claims by other Indian officials who hold Pakistan solely responsible for the attacks. 

The senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said, “If we single out that one incident (Mumbai attacks) and ask any person in this country … with basic information and knowledge, they will say that such a big terror attack on India cannot take place without any internal help from the nation itself.” ……Criticism: He criticised the Congress-led coalition government for not taking action against any local groups involved in the Mumbai attacks.

Modi’s new theory contradicts India’s official position, and came just hours ahead of Pakistan’s reply to an Indian dossier of information given to Islamabad.

Addressing a BJP convention here, the Gujarat chief minister also slammed the policies of the ruling Congress party.

According to Hindustan times, Modi also made a scathing attack on the Gandhi-Nehru family, alleging that a conspiracy had been hatched to promote the family, posing a danger to the future of the country.

“A conspiracy to promote one family’s past is posing a danger for the future of the country,” Modi said without directly naming the Gandhi-Nehru family, but the indication was obvious. online/daily times monitor.

SOURCE: Pakistan Daily Times

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{ 11 comments… read them below or add one }

1 M Junaid Khan 02.11.09 at 8:33 pm

I hope someone say the same about Bhutto family!

2 Aizuddin 02.12.09 at 11:52 am

at least he gotta balls to speak up……we need strong democracy and critics like him

3 Chris Hayes 02.12.09 at 12:06 pm

Modi though is still a series of words that the moderators don’t allow, and hopefully at some point his time will come. Sadly its probably a vain hope.

4 Chris Hayes 02.12.09 at 2:43 pm

Oh whats the reaction of the Pakistan media to this?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7885261.stm?lss

5 Aizuddin 02.12.09 at 7:22 pm

how about what zaid hamid said about it being hindu extremists? and now govt admitting that “kasab” is indeed pakistani and the attacks were conspirated in pakistan contrary to what zh said…. :-(

6 Jehangir 02.12.09 at 8:08 pm

@ Chris,
You already have the response from Modi. Read the actual news “Internal hand involved in Mumbai attacks’ Tells Modi” !!
http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20090208/818/tnl-mumbai-attack-not-possible-without-l.html

7 Chris Hayes 02.13.09 at 1:59 am

I didn’t think he was talking to the Pakistan media? hence asking what was teh Pakistan media response to the info on the BBC I linked to above.

8 Raheel 02.13.09 at 10:08 am

@ Chris,
So now you are looking for a lesson on googling :)

9 Chris Hayes 02.13.09 at 1:46 pm

I can indeed get English media that is published on the web (which isn’t all of it), but can’t read or understand urdu. So for anyone who is actually in Pakistan (don’t tell me everyone is an ex pat) what is the national media saying?

10 Raheel 02.13.09 at 9:18 pm

Just to clarify, the Pakistani media published on the net in English and Urdu are also both Pakistani. As you meant the local (national) news papers, then they also come in Urdu and English both.
In case you dont get a reply from someone from Urdu news papers, here is a google of Pakistani news papers, and hopefully some of the results should show the same news that they publish in the national news papers in Urdu and English:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Pakistani%20News%20Paper&gbv=2&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=iw

11 Bilal Sarwari 02.21.09 at 8:45 am

Don’t know when Pak indo stress will end, their relation was very excellent in last year, may be there are some person who don’t want to see us in high spirits and they are creating troubles in our way, if you look at history everything is going fine they start local buses, business, exchanging other business and even sports, and now …?? Just think what should be duty of one individual it does not matter its Pakistan or Indian; everyone wants peace and fantastic life, I will request to all give don’t make it big issue, think about the result, may be then we will find any good way
Thanks

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