Canadian
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admitted Thursday that a convicted Sikh
extremist had been invited to dine with him in New Delhi, just the
latest controversy to dog his visit to India.
Trudeau
said the invitation to Jaspal Atwal -- who was found guilty of trying
to assassinate an Indian minister in 1986 -- had been revoked and those
at fault had taken responsibility.
"Obviously, we take this situation extremely seriously," he told reporters in New Delhi.
"The
individual in question never should have received an invitation and as
soon as we found out we rescinded the invitation immediately."
Trudeau
has been at pains during his visit to quash long-simmering perceptions
in India that his administration is soft on Sikh extremists.
Source: Yahoo News
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