While Mitra did not explicitly compare the incident with Mamata Banerjee to the Godhra carnage, that he believes that the incident would 'lead to Godhra like riots' could mean only one thing.
Besides whitewashing Islamist violence of Godhra Train Burning incident, actor Swara Bhasker has also vigorously defended Umar Khalid, the prime accused of the anti-Hindu Delhi riots
Bhatuk was part of the core group of the accused who hatched the conspiracy that saw 59 karsevaks burned alive inside a coach of the Sabarmati Express in 2002.