Clutching at the last straws of secularism

In his statement on the August 9-12 events in Kishtwar, why did Union Minister for Home Affairs P Chidambaram make the same mistake his Cabinet colleague and Defence Minister AK Antony committed with his first statement on the August 6 Line of Control event?Mr Antony had sought to whitewash the Pakistani Army’s role in firing at and the killing of Indian soldiers on August 6. Outrage across the country and his own Army chief’s assessment forced him to change his statement and acknowledge Islamabad’s involvement.

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