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Jagdish Tytler (b. January 11, 1944) is a disgraced and controversial Indian politician belonging to the ruling Indian National Congress party. He was the Indian Union Minister of State for Overseas Indian Affairs, a position he resigned from after being indicted by official commission of inquiry, for inciting and leading murderous mobs to kill Sikhs during 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots, a charge he denies.
Tytler was born in Gujranwala (now in Pakistan), and brought up by educationalist James Douglas Tytler.
Main article: 1984 Anti-Sikh PogromsHe was indicted in the official report of the Nanavati Commission of Government of India on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots for instigating mobs to avenge the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The inquiry commission found credible evidence against Tytler, however the Indian government decided not to prosecute Jagdish Tytler due to lack of concrete evidence.
Tytler claimed innocence and said that the evidence was a case of mistaken identity. Tytler had not been named by eight earlier inquiry commissions setup to investigate the 1984 anti-Sikh 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.
1984
On April, 2004 the Indian National Congress Party announced Sajjan Kumar, Jagdish Tytler, Ajay Makan, R K Anand and others allegedly involved in the anti-Sikh riots, as its candidates for Indian Parliament elections for constituencies in and around Delhi. These members of parliament were indicted by several independent commissions of inquiries for being implicit in the riots, including the People's Union for Civil Liberties, the People's Union for Democratic Rights and the Citizens' Justice Committee.
The G.T. Nanavati Commission, which is now looking into the riots, continues to receive affidavits from victims with details of the activities of Sajjan , Makan, Anand and Tytler. Tytler became minister of state with an independent charge for non-resident affairs ministry, which he resigned under duress.
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External links
- His website
- "United States Should Not Let Tytler Enter Country" Statement by New York Representative Edolphus Towns in US Congress.
- Jagdish Tytler
- "I am innocent: Tytler" - rediff.com article dated August 8, 2005
- Rediff Article on Tytler