New Delhi, August 09: Radha Kumar, one of the panelist of Jammu and Kashmir interlocutors has expressed her anger over the “smear campaign” indulged in by her colleague M M Ansari over her participation in an international conference said to have been organised at the behest of Pakistan”s ISI.
A furious Kumar is understood to have submitted a letter to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram protesting against the remarks made by Ansari about her attending a European Parliament conference organised by the Tramboo Centre in 2006 in Brussels.
The Centre is run by Abdul Majeed Tramboo, a barrister and a Kashmiri from the Valley, who is said to be under the scanner for his association with the Pakistani establishment, ISI and Ghulam Nabi Fai.
Fai, a US-based Kashmiri separatist, was arrested by the FBI recently for allegedly lobbying for Pakistan and ISI.
Kumar has refused to take any financial remuneration for functioning as Centre”s interlocutor of Kashmir and also not attend any further meetings with Ansari.
“I do not wish to say anything about the news report but yes, I am angry about the smear campaign being indulged into by Ansari,” Kumar told PTI here.
She also hinted that it was difficult for her to attend meetings with Ansari, a former bureaucrat who retired as Chief Information Commissioner.
The Home Ministry clarified that Kumar has not resigned and she is still part of the team of interlocutors. They are preparing final reports after completing their visits,” an official spokesperson said. .