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India slams Trudeau's 'baseless' remark, denies govt role in inviting Atwal

Canadian government official spoke to journalists covering the trip and reportedly floated the idea Atwal's presence may have been facilitated by rogue factions within India's government

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau before their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

Josh Wingrove | Bloomberg New Delhi
India’s government is taking aim at Justin Trudeau on the heels of a trip to the country that has become a diplomatic debacle, with a spokesman for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government calling the Canadian leader’s remarks “baseless and unacceptable.”

Trudeau’s trip last week was marred by questions of whether his government was too sympathetic toward Sikh separatists who want an independent Punjab carved out of northwestern India. No issue was more embarrassing for the Canadian prime minister than his delegation meeting with Jaspal Atwal - a man once convicted in Canada of the attempted murder of a visiting Indian

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