Hafiz Saeed may have been present in 26/11 control room,says PC

We think that such a control room could not have been established without some kind of state support, said Chidambaram. Ansari is believed to have been present in the control room. Asked about the other people present,and whether it included Hafiz Saeed,Chidambaram said,There were others present and we have reasons to believe one of them was Hafiz Saeed. He did not clarify whether this was based on Ansaris interrogation.

But he did say that Ansaris arrest was a major achievement. He was a key operative,assigned the responsibility of putting the 10 terrorists through intensive training…He was the key person who briefed these 10 people,including Ajmal Kasab. He (Ansari) had an important role to play in that control room, said Chidambaram.

On Pakistans Senior Advisor on Interior Affairs Rehman Maliks remarks that Ansari was an Indian citizen,Chidambaram said: I agree that Abu Jundal is an Indian citizen. Perhaps he was radicalised in India. But equally,he (Rehman Malik) should admit that Abu Jundal did go to Pakistan,that he was part of the group which trained and prepared Kasab and nine others. And that Abu Jundal was in the control room … Just as we admit the facts,Pakistan too should admit these facts.