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Maharashtra May Ask Ujjwal Nikam To Clarify His Comments About Ajmal Kasab's 'Biryani'

Maharashtra May Ask Ujjwal Nikam To Clarify His Comments About Ajmal Kasab's 'Biryani'
MUMBAI, INDIA - MARCH 21: Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam speaks to the media outside a court after the final verdict in Shakti Mills case on March 21, 2014 in Mumbai, India. A sessions court sentenced four convicts in the case to life term, nearly eight months after the gangrape of an 18-year-old telephone operator in the Shakti Mills compound in Mumbai. (Photo by Kunal Patil /Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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MUMBAI, INDIA - MARCH 21: Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam speaks to the media outside a court after the final verdict in Shakti Mills case on March 21, 2014 in Mumbai, India. A sessions court sentenced four convicts in the case to life term, nearly eight months after the gangrape of an 18-year-old telephone operator in the Shakti Mills compound in Mumbai. (Photo by Kunal Patil /Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

MUMBAI — Special Public Prosecutor in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case Ujjwal Nikam may have to explain his comments that executed Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab had never sought "mutton biryani" while in custody.

Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse tweeted:

Adv.Ujjwal Nikam's statement is unfortunate. Will demand clarification from him after discussing with Chief Minister.

— Eknath Khadse (@EknathKhadseBJP) March 23, 2015

The high-profile criminal lawyer, who has been prosecutor in some of the most sensational cases in the country, said in Jaipur last week that Kasab never demanded nor was served "mutton biryani" in jail.

"I concocted it up to break an emotional atmosphere which was taking shape in favour of Kasab during the trial of the case," Nikam said on the sidelines of an international conference in the Rajasthan capital.

Media-darling Nikam has been at the receiving end since the "biryani" comment.

Besides 26/11, Nikam has successfully handled other major cases like the March 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case and Khairlanji massacre.

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