Serious about Headleys extradition: Narayanan

In the midst of a controversy over his assessment of David Headley,former National Security Advisor M K Narayanan made it clear that India is serious and interested in the LeT operatives extradition.

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In the midst of a controversy over his assessment of David Headley,former National Security Advisor M K Narayanan on Sunday made it clear that India is serious and interested in the LeT operatives extradition.

There is no question about the fact that we are serious about his extradition. We are interested about information about him, the West Bengal Governor told reporters here when asked about leaked US communication on whistleblower WikiLeaks.

According to WikiLeaks,in a cable to the US State Department on December 17,2009,then US Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer had said Narayanan had told him on the issue of Headleys extradition that it was difficult not to be seen making the effort, but that the government was not seeking extradition at this time.

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The former NSA declined to comment on the communication between US officials and said any questions and doubts on this issue should be addressed to the US officials.

How can I comment on what communication has been made by American officials to his government. Why dont you ask the American Ambassador, he shot back.

Asked about the cable quoting him as saying that Indias demand for Headleys extradition was just political

posturing, Narayanan said neither he nor anyone else could believe that there was such a possibility.

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This question you should address to the Americans. You cant ask this question quite clearly because as far as we are concerned we are interested in Headleys information and his extradition.

The former IB chief insisted that US officials should be asked as to what made them write so and reiterated Indias right intentions to bring Headley to India while holding that what the Americans write is up to them.

I cant believe it if anybody believes it to be a possibility. But anyway,you should ask this to them. what

made them write this. Ask the Americans,they are writing what they like, he said.