Azam gets mahants support

Samajwadi Partys prominent Muslim face and Minority Welfare Minister Azam Khan,who has been under fire from the VHP,Friday got a clean chit from Hindu seer Mahant Kailashanand,who said Khan had no role in the Uttar Pra-desh governments decision to deny permission to the VHPs proposed Ayodhya yatra.

VHP leaders Ashok Singhal,Chinmayanand Saraswati and Ramvilas Vedanti have been on the offensive against Khan and blame him for the state governments decision. I asked Azam Khan about the episode and his involvement in the governments decision. He clarified that he had no role in it and I am convinced, Kail-ashanand said. Kailashanand,who heads the Dakshin Kali Mandir in Haridwar,shares a good equation with Mulayam Singh Yadav and his family.