Date:03/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/03/stories/2008120355000900.htm

Opinion - News Analysis

Corrections and clarifications

The Editorial “Necessary but insufficient” (December 2, 2008) gave the name of the sole surviving terrorist as Ajmal Amir Kamaal. The Editorial was written earlier. As pointed out in the lead story, “Mumbai massacre story unfolds in terrorist’s interrogation” (December 2, 2008, page 1), the name was given earlier (by police sources) as Kamaal. (His name is Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman, wrongly identified before as Kamaal and Kasav.)

A report “Mizoram to see tough contests for many seats” (December 2, 2008) was incorrect in saying that the Opposition Congress is contesting 48 seats, leaving two seats to its ally, the Hmar People’s Conference (HPC). It should have been “contesting 38 seats”. Mizoram has a 40-member Assembly, as mentioned in the first paragraph.

The sixth letter, under the sub-heading “Face the challenge” (“Letters to the Editor” column, December 2, 2008), was written by Dr. Nanjundan Murali, Madurai, and not K.S. Aparna, Bangalore, as was published.

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