RSS wants govt condemnation of Musharraf's 'lies'

NEW DELHI: The RSS on Wednesday dismissed as "countless lies" Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's remarks about the Kargil conflict and India's nuclear programme in his book as a "distortion of facts" and sought a strong condemnation by New Delhi of the general's utterances.

"Musharraf's book is a condemnable distortion of facts. These references also present victims as perpetrators and we expect the Indian government to come out with a strong condemnation of the lies that are sought to perpetuate myths," RSS leader Ram Madhav said.

In his book "In the Line of Fire", the Pakistani leader claims that India's uranium enrichment programme could be a copy of Islamabad's centrifuge design.

He also claims India's offensive plans led to the conflict in Kargil.

"As usual, the general has indulged in countless number of lies to perpetuate distortions," Madhav said.