“Whatever happens, but it is clear that heads are going to roll,” said sources after the meeting.

Asked at the press conference today whether the Government intended to fix responsibility for the mistake in the affidavit, Bhardwaj said he was not authorised to take any action and the Additional Solicitor General was looking into the matter.

On the Sethusamudram project, Bhardwaj said the matter would be decided on merits in court. “The Government is only saying that Ram should be kept out of this. There should be no controversy in matters of faith and religion and there is no need to politicise it,” he said.

BJP ratchets it up, Modi invokes Italy

• L K Advani: PM and Sonia Gandhi must apologise. This kind of insult... Will Congress dare to do this to any other religion?

• NARENDRA MODI: Sonia’s birth place is Italy and Ram was born in Hindustan. Then how will she know of the existence of Ram? We have full faith in Hindu religion and don’t need a certificate on the existence of Ram

• J JAYALALITHAA: Switches to BJP stand on Sethusamudram, says Centre should explore alternative schemes and implement the project without damaging the Ram Setu (Reports on Page 3)

On Edit & op-ed, pages 10 & 11

• The Ram I know: Karan Singh

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