Saifulla's father thanks Rajnath Singh, says India should know the HM respects common man

The father of Saifulla, the terrorist who was killed on Wednesday, thanked Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday for praising him.

Singh had praised him in the Lok Sabha for refusing to accept his son's body and calling him a terrorist. Responding to this, Saifulla's father Sartaj said, "I want to thank him (Rajnath Singh), I want to tell all Indians that the minister respects the common man, (Unka (HM) shukriya, ye sandesh purey India ke liye hona chahiye humare mantri chotey-chotey logon ko izzat dete hain-Sartaj,Saifulla's father)."

"The government is proud of Mohammed Sartaj (Saifullah's father) and I am sure the entire House will be proud as he refused to take his body, saying he betrayed his country," Rajnath Singh said while addressing the second leg of the Budget Session in the Lok Sabha.

Earlier on Wednesday, Sartaj refused to accept his son's body saying "a traitor" was no son of theirs. "A traitor can't be our son. We are Indians, we were born here, our forefathers were born here. One who indulges in anti-national activities can't be our son... we won't accept his body," Sartaj said. 

Saifullah was killed by commandos in a house on the outskirts of Lucknow on Wednesday morning after an exchange of fire with the police for about 12 hours.