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Ustad Amjad Ali Khan asks Vajpayee to act

Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan on Thursday described the continuing violence in Gujarat as the "darkest phase in country's history."

"I am deeply hurt by these meaningless killings. It must immediately stop," the maestro, who was in Kolkata to perform at a fund-raiser for riot victims, said.

Condemning the desecration of the tomb of Ustad Fayyaz Khan in Gujarat by mobs, Khan said: "I feel that 99 per cent of people are peace loving and I am speaking on their behalf and on the behalf of creative artistes and intellectuals of the country."

He urged Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to take immediate steps to stop the violence. "I have a lot of expectations from Vajpayeeji because he is a poet and every artiste is a compassionate human being. I am sure he will take a decision which will bring peace to Gujarat."

PTI

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