'Hafiz Saeed rearticulating terrorist agenda thriving in Pak'

New Delhi: Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's comments on Kashmir are nothing but rearticulation of the agenda of terrorists who have "thrived" across the border, the Home Ministry on Friday said after the founder of the banned JuD terror outfit walked free from house arrest in Lahore.

Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir "is and will remain an integral part" of India, it said that such repeated utterances by terrorists have been given an appropriate response on the ground every time by the law enforcement agencies and the people of the state.

After his release on Friday, Saeed said he would gather people across Pakistan for the "cause of Kashmir" and try to help Kashmiris get their "destination of freedom".

Asked about it, a senior Home Ministry official said, "The principled and consistent stand of the government of India on the issue is that Jammu and Kashmir is and will remain an integral part of India. "The recent statement of Hafiz Saeed is a rearticulation of the terrorists constituency which has thrived across the border."

The Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) head, who carries a USD 10 million American bounty for his role in terror activities, was freed after the government decided against detaining him further in any case.He was under detention since January.