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| He was named in the Nanavati Commission report on the ] for instigating mobs to avenge the assassination of the Prime Minister ]. She was assassinated by her ] bodyguards. The commission found credible evidence against Tytler, however the Indian government decided not to take action against him based on a mere probability. | He was named in the Nanavati Commission report on the ] for instigating mobs to avenge the assassination of the Prime Minister ]. She was assassinated by her ] bodyguards. The commission found credible evidence against Tytler, however the Indian government decided not to take action against him based on a mere probability. | ||
| Tytler claimed innocence and said that the evidence was a case of mistaken identity. Tytler had not been named by eight earlier commissions setup to investigate the riots. | |||
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Jagdish Tytler (b. January 11, 1944) is an Indian politician in the Indian National Congress. He is currently the Indian Union Minister of State for Overseas Indian Affairs.
Tytler was born in Gujranwala (now in Pakistan), and brought up by educationalist James Douglas Tytler.
He was named in the Nanavati Commission report on the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots for instigating mobs to avenge the assassination of the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. She was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards. The commission found credible evidence against Tytler, however the Indian government decided not to take action against him based on a mere probability.
Tytler claimed innocence and said that the evidence was a case of mistaken identity. Tytler had not been named by eight earlier commissions setup to investigate the riots.