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Is Julian Assange insane? Indian minister thinks so
Indian Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati, has denied allegations she sent a private jet to fetch a pair of sandals.
September 8th, 2011
08:39 AM ET
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Is Julian Assange insane? Indian minister thinks so

By Sumnima Udas, CNN

An Indian politician accused in U.S. diplomatic cables of sending a private jet to fetch a pair of sandals denied the allegations on Tuesday and said WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had gone "mad."

"I would request the government of his country to send him (Assange) to a mental asylum and if they have no space for him in his country we can put him in our mental hospital," Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mayawati, who goes by one name, said at a rare news conference. FULL POST

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