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Learnt about Pragya through newspapers: Advani
Indore, Nov 24: L K Advani, senior BJP leader on Sunday, Nov 23 admitted that he did not know Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and said he came to know about her only through newspapers. While addressing a poll meeting he objected the use of word 'Hindu Terrorism' and said that the government had failed to check terrorism.
In
a
public
meeting
in
Sagar,
sometime
ago
BJP's
prime
ministerial
nominee
said
that
the
Sadhvi,
who
was
arrested
by
the
Maharashtra
Anti-Terror
Squad
(ATS)
in
connection
with
the
Malegaon
blasts
had
been
tortured
by
the
police.
He
added
that
Pragya
had
sent
him
a
copy
of
an
affidavit
on
police
torture
and
he
also
discussed
it
with
the
Prime
Minister
in
that
regard.
UNI
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Story first published: Monday, November 24, 2008, 15:59 [IST]