India should launch all out war to finish off Pak: Togadia

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Tuesday, alleged that the Centre's diplomatic efforts against Pakistan had been a "complete failure" and advocated an "all out war" which would "finish off the Islamic, jihadi terrorist state".

"India should go for an all out war against Pakistan, an Islamic, jihadi terrorist state, the survival of which has become a threat for the entire world," VHP's international secretary general Praveen Togadia told reporters here on the sidelines of a function organised by the saffron outfit.

"It may be done with the help of powers like Israel and Europe and the aim should be the extinction of the Pakistani state itself, whatever may be the cost in terms of expenditure and loss of human lives," he added.

He said the Government's diplomatic efforts following Mumbai attacks have been a "complete failure" as Pakistan "continues to hoodwink us as well as the international community by making contradictory statements".

Terming New Delhi's criticism of the Israeli attacks in Gaza a "blunder", he said the Jewish state "could be an important ally in the war against terror and to win its confidence, we must empathise with its concerns over its own national security".

The VHP leader claimed that Europe and the anti-Taliban regime in Afghanistan "would support India in its war against Pakistan if we make a sincere effort in that direction".