On Friday (11th April), Congress leader Udit Raj courted controversy after he attempted to give a ‘clean chit’ to Tahawwur Rana, the Islamic terrorist behind the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.
While trying to downplay the extradition of Rana to India, he suggested a deep-seated conspiracy in designating the 26/11 terrorist as the ‘main accused.’
The Congress leader further attempted to trivialise India’s diplomatic victory as a ‘game (Khel)’.
Delhi: On the extradition of 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana, Congress leader Udit Raj says, "This seems like a game to me. Back in 2011, when the UPA government was in power, the entire investigation file was handed over to the U.S., and David Headley was identified as the main… pic.twitter.com/fi75U4Oz6w
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While speaking to the media, Udit Raj brazened out, “This seems like a game to me. Back in 2011, when the UPA government was in power, the entire investigation file was handed over to the U.S., and David Headley was identified as the main accused. Although Tahawwur Rana was considered a conspirator, he wasn’t seen as playing such a major role.”
