Indian 'riot politician' cleared

A former Indian federal minister accused over the anti-Sikh riots of 1984 has been cleared by police.Congress party politician Jagdish Tytler said the case had destroyed his career but he had now been vindicated.Sikh groups and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party have criticised the police report.Mr Tytler had been cleared in November 2007 but a month later the case was reopened after a witness said he saw Mr Tytler leading a riot mob.The riots, sparked by the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards, left more than 3,000 Sikhs dead.Mr Tytler has consistently denied any role in the rioting.