Union Minority Affairs Minister A R Antulay, who is at the centre of a storm triggered by his remarks on the circumstances surrounding Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare’s killing, has sent his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, highly placed sources said on Friday.

Antulay, who is 79-year-old, had sent his resignation on Wednesday night, the sources said.

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When contacted, Antulay on Friday declined to comment on the issue. “I am neither confirming it nor denying it,” he said.

On Thursday, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee had said that the government would make a statement on the remarks by the Minority Affairs Minister.
The controversy triggered by the statement of Union Minister Antulay on the killing of Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare had its echo in the Rajya Sabha as well on Thursday with a BJP member objecting to the “irresponsible” remarks.

Antulay had on Wednesday raised doubts whether Pakistani terrorists killed Karkare, suggesting it the death might have something to do with his investigation of the Malegaon blasts.

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