Pak ISI, BJP rejoice when communal riots take place: Shakeel Ahmad

October 25, 2013 15:52

In comments that are likely to fuel a controversy, Congress general secretary Shakeel Ahmad today drew parallels with Pakistan's ISI and BJP, saying both "rejoice" whenever communal riots erupt.

His tweet came a day after Rahul Gandhi's claim that intelligence agencies in Pakistan were approaching some victims of the Muzaffarnagar riots to lure them to terrorism sparking a row with the BJP, which said the Congress Vice President tried to point the needle of suspicion at Muslims by his remarks.

"Really true ! Whenever& wherever communal trouble erupts in this country two sets of people rejoice. Pakistan's ISI& India's Bhajpaei," Ahmad tweeted.

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