"Clear Picture": Rajnath Singh Tweets On Amit Shah's 2002 Riots Interview

Teesta Setalvad was taken into custody by the Gujarat Police's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) from Mumbai today, a day after the Supreme Court lashed out at those who had "kept the pot boiling" on the 2002 Gujarat riots

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has drawn attention to a media interview of Amit Shah in which the Home Minister explained how activist Teesta Setalvad's non-profit "gave baseless information" to court and investigators on the 2002 Gujarat riots. HM Shri @AmitShah in his interview gives a comprehensive and clear picture on various aspects pertaining to 2002 Gujarat riots.Also, he successfully exposed the nefarious campaign which was unleashed against Shri @narendramodi during his tenure as Gujarat CM. Must watch. https://t.co/vKG0TseZ8p

Ms Setalvad was taken into custody by the Gujarat Police's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) from Mumbai today, a day after the Supreme Court lashed out at those who had "kept the pot boiling" on the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Mr Shah said the Supreme Court judgment clearly mentioned Ms Setalvad's name.

"I have read the judgement very carefully. The judgement clearly mentions the name of Teesta Setalvad. The NGO that was run being run by her - I don't remember the name of the NGO - had given baseless information about the riots to the police," Mr Shah told news agency ANI.