Congress shuns remark on Karkare, but Tharoor for probe

While Congress on Monday distanced itself from leader of opposition Vijay Wadettiwar’s statement that ATS chief Hemant Karkare was not killed by Ajmal Kasab but by a bullet from the weapon of a police officer linked to RSS, with AICC general secretary in charge of Maharashtra Ramesh Chennithala saying the party did not endorse the remarks, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor demanded the govt conduct a “detailed professional inquiry” into Karkare’s death.