Salman Khurshid

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Salman Khurshid is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress, lawyer, and writer. He was minister of state of external affairs in Government of India, and has been the head of the Uttar Pradesh Pradesh Congress Committee. He is the son of Khurshed Alam Khan and grandson of Dr. Zakir Hussain, the third President of India.

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Salman Khurshid appeared for SIMI, a group banned in India and frequently charged by Indian authorities with terrorist activities, as its defence lawyer, appealing the 2002 ban; in June 2006 the Supreme Court of India rejected the appeal noting "the appeal against the ban should be first argued before the tribunal established for the purposes". Asked about his appearance, Khurshid said :"I would refuse a client only when I am personally satisfied that taking up the case would go against the ethics of the profession. A lawyer has to appear for an accused. It is my constitutional duty. A party and the government too cannot pre-judge an organisation."^[1]

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