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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 (though this is a topic of intense discussion as it may be an intricate conspiracy). 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. On ], ], his resignation from the Union Council of Ministers was accepted by the ] on the recommendation of ], ]. | 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. On ], ], his resignation from the Union Council of Ministers was accepted by the ] on the recommendation of ], ]. | ||
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Jagdish Tytler (b. January 11, 1944) is an Indian politician in the Indian National Congress. He was 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 (though this is a topic of intense discussion as it may be an intricate conspiracy). 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. On August 10, 2005, his resignation from the Union Council of Ministers was accepted by the President of India on the recommendation of Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh.
1984 was also the year in which he was first elected to the Lok Sabha. He served as a Union Minister first in the Civil Aviation department and then in the Labor department. He was re-elected in 1991 and served as the Union Minister of State for Surface Transport. In 2004, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha.
External links
- His website
- "I am innocent: Tytler" - rediff.com article dated August 8, 2005