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Mumbai (Maharashtra): In a hard-hitting counter to Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar's claim that former Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare was killed by a police officer with RSS links and not by Lashkar terrorist Ajmal Kasab, the BJP's Tamil Nadu chief K Annamalai on Wednesday said people were 'smart' enough to see the 'political duplicity' of the party he represents. Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, the BJP's Tamil Nadu chief said the 'desperation' of the Opposition leaders making such claims was for all to see. On the Congress leader's claims that top lawyer and 26/11 prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam was in cahoots with the BJP and making false claims, Annamalai, who is seeking a maiden term in the Lok Sabha from Coimbatore, said, "You will have noted that such allegations against Ujjwal Nikam have been flying thick and fast since he was declared as our candidate (for the Lok Sabha elections) and started campaigning. We have to understand that not just Ujjwal Nikam, who was the special public prosecutor (in the 26/11 case) but the entire team of prosecutors did a very good job (in bringing the perpetrators of the attacks to justice). One has to respect our judicial process. The prosecution also uncovered and established beyond any reasonable doubt the larger conspiracy (behind the 26/11 attacks) that came out during the investigation. They brought us clarity on what happened and who were behind it. For the Opposition to now bring such groundless allegations (against Nikam) shows their desperation. Ujjwal Nikam is a very decorated public servant and worked to not just bring closure to the kin of the 26/11 victims but also to make sure the city was safer post the attacks. So why open up old wounds with such baseless claims when he has already b ...