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Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay’s controversial remarks over the killing of Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare during the terror attacks on Mumbai could not have come at a more damaging time — when Pakistan is creating confusion over the nationality of the terrorists. What message are we seeking to send to the international community with a Union Minister demanding a probe into Karkare’s killing because he was investigating the Malegaon blast case? It should be noted that apart from the Malegaon blast case, Karkare was investigating many cases of terrorism.

Amit Shrivastava,

Vellore

Cutting across caste and religious lines, the people of India are hoping that terrorism will be eliminated. During such a moment of crisis, politicians should not divide society along communal lines. It is highly condemnable. The arrested terrorist, Ajmal Amir, has admitted that he and his accomplice killed Karkare and two other police officers. What is the need for a separate probe?

B. Nagesh Kumar,

Mangalore

A brave officer, Karkare belonged to neither the Congress nor the BJP. He wanted to get to the root of terror, whatever its source. Besides Malegaon, the ATS is investigating many cases of terror attacks. It would therefore be naive to assume that the Mumbai attackers would have spared Karkare. Mr. Antulay’s comments are a clear case of vote-bank politics.

Anirudh Govind Rajan,

New Delhi

Mr. Antulay has done what vested interests did after the Batla House incident in which a police officer was killed. He has toed the militant Pakistani line on the death of honest police officers when the entire world concurs with India on who the real culprits are.

A. Narendra,

Bangalore

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