New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Former Rajya Sabha MP and Advocate for Sikh Causes Tarlochan Singh has claimed that the 2002 Gujarat riots were general expression of the people and the state government had no role in it.

In a podcast with ANI, Tarlochan Singh, who had also served as the Chairman of National Commission for Minorities during this incident, described the 2002 Gujarat riots as "natural," stating it was not a sponsored riot like 1984 Sikh riots in Delhi.

The former Rajya Sabha MP said, "I was chairman of the Minority Commission during the time of Gujarat riots. I am the first to reach there. I did all the inquiry; no one knows about this. I was appointed as Chairman (for National Commission for Minorities) in 2000 and Gujarat riots oc...