Kasab says he cannot follow court's proceedings

Prime accused and the lone surviving terrorist of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab,  departed from his earlier stand on Monday, saying he could not understand the proceedings of the court conducted in English.

"Except for words ... Kasab and Pakistan .... I cannot understand what the prosecutor is telling the court," accused Kasab told Judge M L Tahilyani.

Twice earlier, Kasab had told the court that he could follow the proceedings and also that he could understand English. But, today, he took a different stand. When Kasab was produced before the court, he looked dull and sat with folded hands without displaying any feelings or emotions. This prompted the judge to have a dialogue