State actors involved in 26/11 attacks:Chidambaram

Rejecting Pakistans contention that those behind the Mumbai attacks were nonstate actors Home Minister P Chidambaram has said the enormity and planning of the operation clearly indicated that they were state actors or stateassisted He also said a DNA test on the lone survivor Ajmal Amir Kasab with the man identified as his father can prove if he is a Pakistani nationalSpeaking on NDTVs programme Walk the Talk Chidambaram said Somebody who is familiar with intelligence and who is familiar with commando operations has directed this operation And that cannot be a nonstate actorIn fact I presume they are state actors or stateassisted actors unless the contrary is proved It was too enormous a crime and required elaborate planning communication networks financial backing It was a very very sophisticated operation added Chidambaram in his first interview after the 2611 attacks that left over 170 people dead including 26 foreignersThe home minister who is expected to travel to the US next week with a dossier of evidence compiled by Indian investigative agencies on the people who carried out the attacks maintained that the evidence against Pakistan was overwhelmingThe evidence leads to the conclusion that the plot was hatched in Pakistan and as the operation in Mumbai was on it was masterminded and controlled from Pakistan When I say Pakistan I mean Pakistani territoryThe minister who has been proactive since he took over Dec 1 is expected to meet US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and possibly Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during his visit A meeting with members of the transition team of Presidentelect Barack Obama is also on the cards said ministry sources While in the US Chidamabarams discussions are expected to cover a broad range including steps taken by the authorities there in the aftermath of the 911 attacks The home minister also pointed out that it was up to Pakistan to ensure that such terror acts were never repeated by its citizens against IndiaThe price they will pay if this is repeated will be enormous he warnedChidambaram said that a DNA test on Ajmal Amir Kasab with the man identified as his father in Faridkot in Pakistan can prove he is a Pakistani nationalHis Kasab DNA is available Now if someone matches the two it would be clear who is right and who is wrong Pakistan has said there is no evidence that Kasab is a Pakistani nationalThe detailed dossier that Chidambaram will carry with him will include Kasabs confession to the police wherein he has reportedly given details of how he became a motivated terrorist of the LashkareTaiba LeT from Faridkot in Pakistans Punjab province It also includes records of the logbook recovered from the vessel in which the 10 terrorists came from Karachi records of the satellite phone used by the attackers and transcript of conversations between the attackers and their handlers in Pakistan sources said The dossier also includes the corroborative evidence tracking the journey of the attackers from Karachi to Mumbai u00a0u00a0u00a0