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Gujarat Govt. ready to make Modi tape public

AHMEDABAD SEPT. 18. After consistently maintaining that there was no audio tape of the Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi's controversial anti-minority remarks, the State Government said today that it was willing to make it public.

"We can make it (the tape) public, we have no intention to hide anything. If anyone asks for the tape we can give it," the Government spokesman, Purshottam Rupala, told presspersons. The apparent change of tact came close on the heels of the transfer of three top State intelligence officials on Tuesday after the leak of a departmental letter warning of a "dangerous fallout" of Mr. Modi's inflammatory speeches and airing of the tape by a TV channel on Sunday.

Bhandari to review tapes

A report from Kopargaon, Maharashtra, quoted the Gujarat Governor, Sundersingh Bhandari, as saying that had asked for the video tapes from the television channels concerned that aired Mr. Modi's speech made during the `gaurav rath yatra'. Talking to presspersons at Shirdi, about 8 km from here, he said though the Opposition parties had not lodged complaints against Mr. Modi's statement, precaution should be taken by political parties and social organisations to prevent recurrence of violence.

The Godhra massacre had already maligned the image of the country, he said, and expressed hope that in future Mr. Modi would not make controversial comments against the minorities. He said rehabilitation of the quake-affected people was being carried out by the State Government and social organisations. — PTI

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