Jagdish Tytler

Jagdish Tytler (born Jagdish Kapoor; 17 August 1944) is an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament. He has held several government positions, the last being as Minister of State for Overseas Indian Affairs, a post from which he resigned after publication of a report by an official commission of inquiry, known as the Nanavati Commission. The commission had accused that he had a hand in organizing attacks on the Sikh community in Delhi after Sikh bodyguards assassinated the Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. He has been charged with crimes related to those riots by CBI who filed a chargesheet against Jagdish Tytler on May 20, 2023.

Jagdish Tytler
Jagdish Tytler in 2005
Minister of State
In office
1991 (1991)–1996 (1996)
Personal details
Born
Jagdish Kapoor

(1944-08-17) 17 August 1944
Gujranwala, Punjab, British India
(now in Punjab, Pakistan)
Political partyIndian National Congress
ResidenceNew Delhi

Currently he is serving as permanent committee member of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee.

Due to the controversy concerning his involvement in the riots, the Congress party dropped his name as the candidate for the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.

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