Shiv Sena MLC Anil Parab has asked Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan to dismiss Home Minister R R Patil from the state cabinet for "leaking details" about 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab's time in prison and his cremation inside the Yerwada jail.

Parab said he has based his demand for Patil's dismissal on a four-page article written by the Home Minister in a Marathi Diwali magazine published by a media house.

The four-page article titled 'Operation X' divulges details about Kasab's violent behaviour inside the barracks, how the state went about his cremation inside the Yerwada Jail in Pune and who performed the last rites on the terrorist.

Parab asked the Governor to take strict cognisance of the details shared by Patil in the magazine as it has "compromised on the national security".

The legislator also pointed out that the minister has failed to live by the oath of secrecy taken at the time of appointment as minister in the state cabinet.