The case lodged against him by one of the Customs officials is pending before the special judge, Thiruvananthapuram.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has described his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh as a great leader not only of India but of the world. "It is a great honour for any democratic country in the world to have a leader like Dr Manmohan Singh. He is a great leader not only of India but of the world," Brown was quoted as saying by leading NRI Labour MP Virender Sharma.
Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, said that Britain's treaty obligations meant the pledge could not be met and that it was "a false attempt to answer to right-wing propaganda." Vaz said he was horrified at the rise in "racist comments."
The Home Affairs Committee is considered one of the most influential committees of the House of Commons.
The 'temporary ban' which came into force on Thursday will remain effective until December 2015 after authorities in Brussels found consignments infested with pests they fear could damage European salad crops.
Indian may manage to export mangoes to the UK this year.
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