New Delhi: The acquittal of Hindu activist Aseemanand in the Samjhauta train blast case proves that the Modi government believes that terrorism can be perpetrated only by Muslim extremists, not by Hindu extremists, the CPI-M has said.

"The acquittal of Aseemanand (real name Naba Kumar Sarkar) and three others in the Samjhauta train blast case is a shameful reminder that the criminal justice system in India is incapable of bringing terrorists of the extremist Hindutva variety to justice for their crimes," said an editorial in the CPI-M journal "People's Democracy".