The more sinister game is going on.There are two groups in indian govt.one Group of GoI led by PM manmohan singh and external affairs ministry who is hand in glove with usa and pakistan wanted Headley's revelation about ISI involvement to remain hidden from Indian public in order to avoid further pressure upon themselves to take action. Another section led by Home Ministry thought it should be out in the open and the pressure should be on Pakistan as the following reports suggests.
At home, a change of voice
The additional secretary (Naxalite management) will interact with the media from now, apparently in the wake of a directive to the home ministry to restructure the current mechanism.
The directive could be interpreted as an indirect gag order on the Union home ministry, which, the foreign policy establishment felt, was stepping into its turf. The latest flashpoint was Union home secretary G.K. Pillai's comments on the eve of the foreign minister-level talks in Islamabad, which gave Pakistan an opportunity to sling barbs.
Such a directive to the home ministry can normally be issued only by the Prime Minister's Office. It was known that the foreign policy establishment, responsible for implementing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's peace initiative, was not happy with the timing of Pillai's remarks, although some feel the home secretary would not have made the comments unilaterally.
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The usually forthcoming Pillai was reticent today. He directed questions from journalists to D.R.S. Chaudhary, the designated official. Considered media-shy, Chaudhary replaces additional director-general (media) Onkar Kedia, who is on leave now.
Singh issues gag orders against home secretary
* Indian PM unhappy with Pillai for issuing statement against ISI
By Iftikhar Gilani
NEW DELHI: Upset at Home Secretary GK Pillai's statements that many believe torpedoed the Pak-India talks, Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday issued a gag order against all Home Ministry officials.
The officials have been barred from speaking to the media except through the ministry's authorised spokesman.
Dilip Raj Singh Chaudhry, the in-charge of Naxal affairs, has been designated as the Home Ministry's new spokesman. The Indian media has been asked to contact Chaudhry to obtain any official comments from the ministry.
Sources in the Indian PM's office said that restrictions had been placed as Pillai's remarks had created many difficulties for the government. The latest being his comment on the role of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in the 26/11 attacks. The remarks came just before Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna was to visit Islamabad for talks with his counterpart.
The sources said that at a meeting with the Indian PM, Krishna had expressed anguish at Pillai's surprise comments. "PM Singh took this seriously and decided to let the Home Ministry better interact with the media through the official spokesman," the sources said.
The source said Home Minister P Chidambaram was consulted before issuing the gag order. The sources said Singh was also 'unhappy' about the disparaging comments made by Pillai against the People's Democratic Party (PDP).