National Security Advisor M K Narayanan will meet Leader of Opposition L K Advani on Friday to apprise him on developments in the Malegaon blasts investigations. He will be accompanied by Intelligence Bureau chief P C Haldar. This follows a phone conversation between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Advani on the issue.

Singh apparently called up Advani after his statement on Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur’s affidavit in the Malegaon blasts case. Advani called the conduct of the Maharashtra ATS “unprofessional and motivated” and said he “cannot believe that such barbaric treatment has been meted out to a spiritual person, that too, a woman in a country that prides itself on its democracy and rule of law.”

Asked about the conversation, Advani told 'The Indian Express': “I would request you to earnestly read the affidavit, is what I told him.”

The PM is then reported to have said that he would like the NSA and top IB officials to brief him on the case. Advani agreed to meet them.