There are more twists and turns in the controversy over Narendra Modi's US visa than a Bollywood potboiler.
A day after two letters were sent to the US President Barack Obama asking him not to change policy to grant a visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury has come out and said that he hadn't signed any of the letters.
In a letter released on Wednesday, Yechury says, "There is news circulating that I am a signatory to a petition to the US president asking for the denial of US visa for the Gujarat CM. I deny having signed any such letter - It is neither in my character nor in the principles of my party to petition any sovereign country on matters that fall strictly within sovereign domain of that country. It is this very principle that leads us to strongly oppose and denounce any external interference into Indias internal affairs undermining its sovereignty
"Much of this controversy is taking place in cyberspace. The one circulating in cyberspace, now many months after it was allegedly signed, is typed on the letterhead of a MP which carries the insignia of our national symbol, the Ashok Chakra. The heading under which some signatures are appended says, 'names and signatures of indian MPs'. Strange, which other country's MPs would sign on the letterhead of the Indian Parliament? This itself sugests some efforts at cut and paste."Yechury wasn't the only one who came out and denied having signed any such letter. DMK MP KP Ramalingam has also denied having signed any of the two letters. He said, "I have not signed any letter to the US regarding Narendra Modi's visa. I am not a US Senator. I am a Rajya Sabha MP. Why would I interfere in their things?"
On Tuesday, it was revealed that nearly 65 MPs-20 from Rajya Sabha and 45 from Lok Sabha had signed and sent two letters to the US President asking him not to change policy to grant Modi a US visa.
One letter was signed by 25 Rajya Sabha members and the other by 40 Lok Sabha members written on November 26 and December 5, 2012 respectively and re-faxed to the White House on Sunday.
Mohammed Adeeb, Independent MP from Rajya Sabha, who took the initiative for this campaign, said they sent these letters to Obama again because of the current campaign and initiative being taken by Rajnath Singh for getting a US visa for Modi. The letters were being made public only now, he added.
Rajnath Singh told a press conference in New York on Sunday that he would appeal to the US lawmakers to impress on the Administration to remove the visa ban on Modi imposed after the 2002 post-Godhra riots. The denial came on grounds of human rights violations in Gujarat with Modi as chief minister.
Meanwhile, the letter campaign against Modi seems to have sparked off a debate among the Indian origin people living in the US.Indian American entrepreneur Khanderao Kand said, "Indian Americans are outraged and angered and humiliated as Narendra Modi represents a young and vibrant India. He has been elected three times overwhelmingly and has been let off by the Supreme Court too. This is just the media and vested interests fabricating stories against him."
Chairman, US India Political Action Committee (USINPAC) Sanjay Puri, said, "America is all for human rights of all communities but we should also respect wishes of 60 million people of India. We find it hard to believe that America on one hand negotiates with the Taliban but refuses to grant Modi a visa. The 65 mps who wrote letters don't respect the mandate of 60 million people who elected him."
Back home, RSS spokesperson Ram Madhav said, "This is really shocking and against established practices. We take strong exception to bringing issues of India to other countries. They are not fit to be sitting in Parliament. We will protest."
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