Home minister: Sonia didn't know of Kasab's hanging

November 21, 2012 16:13

Home Minister Sushil kumar Shinde says a very small group had been kept in the loop about the date of Kasab's hanging. "The matter was never discussed with the Congress Core group and neither did Sonia Gandhi know about it. It was the court that chose the date and the President expedited it," says Shinde in an interview to CNN IBN.

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