Canada's Justin Trudeau regrets attempted assassin's party invite in India
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau along with his wife Sophie Gregoire (L) pay their respects at the Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, Feb. 21, 2018.
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NEW DELHI -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admitted Thursday that a convicted Sikh extremist had been invited to dine with him in New Delhi, just the latest controversy to dog his visit to India.
Trudeau said the invitation to Jaspal Atwal -- who was found guilty of trying to assassinate an Indian minister in 1986 -- had been revoked and those at fault had taken responsibility.
"Obviously, we take this situation extremely seriously," he told reporters in New Delhi.
"The individual in question never should have received an invitation and as soon as we found out we rescinded the invitation immediately."
Trudeau has been at pains during his visit to quash long-simmering perceptions in India that his administration is soft on Sikh extremists.
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