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Jagdish Tytler (b. January 11, 1944) is a 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 an official commission of inquiry indicted him for being responsible for inciting and leading murderous mobs against the Sikh community in Delhi during the 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots, a charge he denies.

Tytler was born in Gujranwala (now in Pakistan), and brought up by educationalist James Douglas Tytler.

Delhi Riots and Tytler's Indictment

He 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 some credible evidence against Tytler, however the Indian government decided not to prosecute Jagdish Tytler due to lack of sufficient concrete evidence.

Tytler claimed that the evidence against him 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 accused by several independent commissions of inquiry of being complicit 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 independent charge of non-resident affairs, a post which he relinquished under duress.

See Also

1. H.K.L. Bhagat
2. Sajjan Kumar
3. Nanavati Commission

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

• Indian politicians
• Indian National Congress