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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Salman Khurshid
|image = Salman Khurshid portrait (cropped).jpg
|office = 28th [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]]
|primeminister=[[Manmohan Singh]]
|term_start = 28 October 2012
|term_end = 25 May 2014
|predecessor = [[S. M. Krishna]]
|successor = [[Sushma Swaraj]]
|office1 = [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law and Justice]]
|primeminister1=[[Manmohan Singh]]
|term_start1 = 28 May 2011
|term_end1 = 28 October 2012
|predecessor1 = [[Veerappa Moily]]
|successor1 = [[Ashwani Kumar (politician)|Ashwani Kumar]]
|office2 = [[Minister of Minority Affairs]]
|primeminister2=[[Manmohan Singh]]
|term_start2 = 19 January 2009
|term_end2 = 28 October 2012
|predecessor2 = [[A. R. Antulay]]
|successor2 = [[K. Rahman Khan]]
|office3=[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
|term_start3=2009
|term_end3=2014
| president3 = [[Pratibha Patil]]
|predecessor3=[[Chandra Bhushan Singh]]
|successor3=[[Mukesh Rajput]]
|constituency3=[[Farrukhabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Farrukhabad]]
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|1|1}}
|birth_place = [[Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = [[Indian National Congress]]
|nationality = [[India]]n
|spouse = Louise Khurshid
|alma_mater = [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]] ([[B.A.]])<br />[[St Edmund Hall, Oxford]] ([[M.A.]], [[Bachelor of Civil Law|BCL]])
|profession = [[Senior Advocate]]
}}
'''Salman Khurshid Alam Khan''' (born 1 January 1953) is an Indian politician, designated senior advocate, eminent author and a law teacher. He was the Cabinet Minister of the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]]. He belongs to the [[Indian National Congress]]. He is a lawyer, and a writer<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.mea.gov.in/eam.htm| title= External affairs minister| date= 20 January 2013| url-status= live| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160925202635/http://www.mea.gov.in/eam.htm| archive-date= 25 September 2016| df= dmy-all}}</ref> who has been elected from [[Farrukhabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Farrukhabad]] [[Lok Sabha]] constituency in the General Election of 2009. He belongs to the [[Farrukhabad]] area. Prior to this he was elected to the [[10th Lok Sabha]] (1991–1996) from the [[Farrukhabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Farrukhabad]] [[Lok Sabha]] constituency. He became the Union Deputy Minister of Commerce in June 1991, and later became the Union [[Minister of State]] for External Affairs (Jan. 1993 – June 1996).<ref name=ku/> He started his political career in 1981 as an Officer on Special Duty in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) under the prime ministership of [[Indira Gandhi]].

==Early life and education==

Born in [[Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh|Aligarh]], Uttar Pradesh, he is the son of [[Khurshed Alam Khan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Dhritrashtra-Syndrome-dominates-phase-III-in-UP/articleshow/33974831.cms|title=Dhritrashtra Syndrome' dominates phase III in UP|date=20 April 2014|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|work=Ashish Tripathi|access-date=22 October 2015}}</ref> a former Union Minister of External affairs, [[Government of India]], and maternal grandson of [[Zakir Hussain (politician)|Zakir Hussain]], the third [[President of India]]. He is of [[Pathans in India|Pathan]] descent, tracing his ancestry to the [[Afridi]] tribe.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2018/08/04/all-the-best-my-fellow-pathan.html|title=All the best, my fellow Pathan|work=The Week|date=12 August 2018|access-date=31 May 2020|first=Salman|last=Khurshid|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830235819/https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2018/08/04/all-the-best-my-fellow-pathan.html|archive-date=30 August 2018|url-status=live|quote=We both belong to the Pathan (called Pashtuns in Afghanistan) tribes of the North-West Frontier who migrated to different parts of undivided India. His clan settled in what is now Pakistan and my clan of Afridi Pathans, including Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi's ancestors, settled in Rohilkhand.}}</ref>

He studied in [[St. Xavier's High School, Patna]],<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-21/patna/30306072_1_salman-khurshid-hindi-patna-university | title=Khurshid nostalgic over Patna | date=21 October 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220164925/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-21/patna/30306072_1_salman-khurshid-hindi-patna-university | archive-date=20 December 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Delhi Public School, Mathura Road]].<ref>[http://www.salmankhurshid.com/php/showNews.php?newsid=51&linkid=2 Salman Khurshid – Introduction of a Modern Leader] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629210008/http://www.salmankhurshid.com/php/showNews.php?newsid=51&linkid=2 |date=29 June 2009 }}</ref> He obtained B.A. (English and Jurisprudence) from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]] and later did M.A., [[Bachelor of Civil Law]] at [[St Edmund Hall, Oxford]], [[Oxford University]].<ref name=ku>[https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=3523 Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=3523 |date=14 May 2011 }} ''Lok Sabha''.</ref> He also taught as lecturer in Law at [[Trinity College, Oxford]].

==Political career==
Salman started his political career as an Officer on Special Duty in the [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]], during the Prime Ministership of [[Indira Gandhi]] in the early 1980s. Later he became the Deputy Minister of Commerce in the Government of India. In 1991, he won the election to parliament from the [[Farrukhabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Farrukhabad]] Lok Sabha constituency in [[Uttar Pradesh]] and was appointed Minister of State for External Affairs by Prime Minister [[P. V. Narasimha Rao|Narasimha Rao]]. He lost the election of 1996 and it was not until 2009 that he returned to Parliament.

In the General Election of 2009, he was elected as Member of Parliament from [[Farrukhabad]], winning as a candidate of the Indian National Congress, with 169,351 votes. He became the Union Minister of State (with Independent Charges) of Corporate Affairs and Minority Affairs in the Government of India. He took over as Minister on Friday, 29 May 2009. In the Cabinet reshuffle of 12 July 2011, he was made Cabinet Minister for Law and Justice, and for Minority Affairs, in the Government of India. One of his disciples, Zishan Pervez, had been his constituency co ordinator for the General Election in Farrukhabad in the year 2010.

He came 4th and lost his deposit in the [[2014 Indian general elections|Lok Sabha elections 2014]] contesting from the same constituency of Farrukhabad. In the next parliamentary election (2019), he stood 3rd in with 55,258 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.republicworld.com/election-news/uttar-pradesh-lok-sabha-elections/2019-lok-sabha-election-results-from-farrukhabad-bjps-mukesh-rajput-wins-re-election-makes-choor-choor-of-congress-bigwig-salman-khurshid|title=2019 Lok Sabha election results from Farrukhabad: BJP's Mukesh Rajput wins re-election, makes 'Choor choor' of Congress bigwig Salman Khurshid|website=Republic World|access-date=2019-06-27}}</ref> He got only 5.51% of the total votes polled and lost his deposit again.

==Political Offices==
He has been the President of the [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[Pradesh Congress Committee]] twice. He was also the President of the [[Delhi Public School Society]] and Dr. Zakir Hussain Study Circle and PATRON of Mother Teresa Memorial Trust/Mother Teresa Foundation.

==Political Views==
Salman Khurshid appeared for [[Students Islamic Movement of India]], a group banned in India and frequently charged by Indian authorities with terrorist activities, as its defence lawyer, appealing the 2002 ban; in June 2006 the [[Supreme Court of India]] rejected the appeal noting "the appeal against the ban should be first argued before the tribunal established for the purposes". Asked about his appearance, Khurshid said :

<blockquote>I would refuse a client only when I am personally satisfied that taking up the case would go against the ethics of the profession. A lawyer has to appear for an accused. It is my constitutional duty. A party and the government too cannot pre-judge an organisation.<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/sunday/story/8569.html Security check] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929131239/http://www.indianexpress.com/sunday/story/8569.html |date=29 September 2007 }} The Indian Express – 16 July 2006</ref></blockquote>

[[File:Secretary Kerry Shakes Hands With Indian External Affairs Minister Khurshid.jpg|thumb|Khursid with [[John Kerry]], [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State, United States]] in 2013, during his term as the External affairs minister]]

In 2009, Salman Khurshid [[opposition to the partition of India|criticized the partition of India]], opining that a united India would have been better than a divided one.<ref name="NDTV2009">{{cite web |title=An undivided India? |url=https://www.ndtv.com/video/news/the-big-fight/an-undivided-india-100356 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |access-date=19 October 2020 |language=en |date=29 August 2009}}</ref>

In 2009, incumbent president Sirajuddin Qureshi beat Salman Khurshid for the presidency of India Islamic Cultural Centre.<ref>[http://www.twocircles.net/2009jan19/sirajuddin_qureshi_wins_iicc_election.html Sirajuddin Qureshi wins IICC election] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304205906/http://twocircles.net/2009jan19/sirajuddin_qureshi_wins_iicc_election.html |date=4 March 2012 }}</ref> Campaign for the election was very intense which became high-profile with Khurshid's entry in the fray.<ref>[http://www.twocircles.net/2009jan11/campaign_india_islamic_cultural_centre_elections_getting_intensified.html Campaign for India Islamic Cultural Centre elections getting intensified] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304210013/http://twocircles.net/2009jan11/campaign_india_islamic_cultural_centre_elections_getting_intensified.html |date=4 March 2012 }}</ref>

==Writings==
Khurshid has been deeply involved in writing and acting in plays since his student days in Delhi and Oxford. He is the author of the play ''Sons of Babur'', published by Rupa & Co., which has been staged, with Tom Alter in the lead role, at the Red Fort in Delhi.

Salman Khurshid has also been the editor of "The Contemporary Conservative: Selected Writings of Dhiren Bhagat" <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Conservative-Selected-Writings-Dhiren/dp/067083789X |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-11-16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526112708/http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Conservative-Selected-Writings-Dhiren/dp/067083789X |archive-date=26 May 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> published in 1990.

== Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust and Operation Dhritrashtra==



Khurshid and his wife Louise run the Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust for physically challenged people.<ref name=proof>{{cite news|title=Arvind Kejriwal takes on Salman Khurshid again, presents counter proof|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/arvind-kejriwal-takes-on-salman-khurshid-again-presents-counter-proof/1016998/|access-date=15 October 2012|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=15 October 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017235931/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/arvind-kejriwal-takes-on-salman-khurshid-again-presents-counter-proof/1016998 |archive-date=17 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The trust was founded on 30 October 1986 and commemorates the third President of India, [[Zakir Hussain (politician)|Zakir Hussain]], who is the maternal grandfather of Salman Khurshid.<ref name=today/> The Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust is registered at Khurshid's residence as an NGO and Louise is its chief functionary officer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/zakir-hussain-memorial-trust-salman-khurshid-louise-khurshid/1/224216.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-05-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223025201/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/zakir-hussain-memorial-trust-salman-khurshid-louise-khurshid/1/224216.html |archive-date=23 December 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Disabled people protest against Salman Khurshid|location=RANCHI|access-date=17 October 2012|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-17/ranchi/34524091_1_kantatoli-ngos-disabled-people|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116123833/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-17/ranchi/34524091_1_kantatoli-ngos-disabled-people|url-status=dead|work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=16 January 2014}}</ref> It has been operating in many states and receiving substantial grants from several important ministries of the government of India.<ref name=proof/> {{as of|2012}}, it is chaired by Sayeeda Alam, Khurshid's father. In October 2012, ''India Today'' and ''Aaj Tak'' alleged that the Khurshids had embezzled funds, a charge denied by them. The ruling party Congress strongly defended Khurshid, but former social activist [[Arvind Kejriwal]] of [[Aam Aadmi Party]] began what he called "indefinite agitation". Angered by the allegations, Khurshid called Arvind Kejriwal a 'guttersnipe'.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-12/india/34411396_1_salman-khurshid-louise-khurshid-lakh-of-government-funds | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116124022/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-12/india/34411396_1_salman-khurshid-louise-khurshid-lakh-of-government-funds | url-status=dead | archive-date=2014-01-16 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Khurshid fumes at 'guttersnipes' Kejriwal & company}}</ref> About 7.1 million was allegedly used by Salman Khurshid which was funded by the government to buy tricycles for the disabled.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-17/ranchi/34524091_1_kantatoli-ngos-disabled-people | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116123833/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-17/ranchi/34524091_1_kantatoli-ngos-disabled-people | url-status=dead | archive-date=2014-01-16 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Disabled people protest against Salman Khurshid}}</ref><ref name=photo>{{cite news|last=Reddy|first=B. Muralidhara|title=Khurshid flaunts photos to show camps for disabled were held|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/khurshid-flaunts-photos-to-show-camps-for-disabled-were-held/article3996794.ece|access-date=30 September 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=14 October 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015124549/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/khurshid-flaunts-photos-to-show-camps-for-disabled-were-held/article3996794.ece |archive-date=15 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=today>{{cite news|last=Sharma|first=Deepak|title=First letter from India Today group to Salman Khurshid on September 2, 2012|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/first-letter-from-india-today-group-to-law-minister-salman-khurshid-on-september-8-2012/1/224770.html|access-date=15 October 2012|newspaper=India Today online|date=14 October 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015031546/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/first-letter-from-india-today-group-to-law-minister-salman-khurshid-on-september-8-2012/1/224770.html|archive-date=15 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=forge>{{cite news|last=Mathur|first=Swathi|title=34 district officials accuse Khurshids Trust of forgery|url=http://mobiletoi.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=1&sectid=edid=&edlabel=TOIKRKO&mydateHid=14-10-2012&pubname=Times%20of%20India%20-%20Kochi&edname=&articleid=Ar00100&publabel=TOI|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204133604/http://mobiletoi.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=1&sectid=edid=&edlabel=TOIKRKO&mydateHid=14-10-2012&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Kochi&edname=&articleid=Ar00100&publabel=TOI|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 February 2013|access-date=14 October 2012|newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name=ndtv>{{cite news|last=Pandey|first=Alok|title=Draft CAG report points to irregularities, 'suspected fraud' in Salman Khurshid's trust|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/draft-cag-report-points-to-irregularities-suspected-fraud-in-salman-khurshid-s-trust-279220|access-date=15 October 2012|newspaper=NDTV news|date=13 October 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015051947/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/draft-cag-report-points-to-irregularities-suspected-fraud-in-salman-khurshid-s-trust-279220 |archive-date=15 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=protest>{{cite news|last=PTI|title=Khurshid returns to Delhi, vows to fight back legally|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/khurshid-returns-to-delhi-vows-to-fight-back-legally/article3996507.ece|access-date=15 October 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=15 October 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017002901/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/khurshid-returns-to-delhi-vows-to-fight-back-legally/article3996507.ece|archive-date=17 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=arvind>{{cite news|last=IANS|title=Arvind Kejriwal announces indefinite agitation till Salman Khurshid is arrested|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-13/india/34430545_1_salman-khurshid-louise-khurshid-hussain-memorial-trust|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103132236/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-13/india/34430545_1_salman-khurshid-louise-khurshid-hussain-memorial-trust|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|access-date=15 October 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=13 October 2012}}</ref>

"Operation Dhritrashtra"<ref name="OD1">{{cite news |author=Deepak Sharma |title=Operation-dhritrashtra-how-we-did-it |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/operation-dhritrashtra-how-we-did-it/1/224349.html |location=New Delhi |work=India Today Group |access-date=11 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012003344/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/operation-dhritrashtra-how-we-did-it/1/224349.html |archive-date=12 October 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> was an investigation conducted by TV news channel [[Aaj Tak]] which alleged financial misappropriation by the trust. The investigation conducted by [[Deepak Sharma (presenter)|Deepak Sharma]],<ref name="DS">{{cite news|title=Deepak Sharma|url=http://aajtak.intoday.in/story/live-chat-with-aajtak-anchor-deepak-sharma-1-24268.html|location=New Delhi|work=Aaj Tak News|access-date=14 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601142201/http://aajtak.intoday.in/story/live-chat-with-aajtak-anchor-deepak-sharma-1-24268.html|archive-date=1 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Editor, SIT, [[India Today Group]], revealed that it forged signatures and stamps of senior officials of several districts in Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="OD2">{{cite news |title=Operation Dhritrashtra: NGO headed by Union Minister Salman Khurshid's wife comes under scanner for 'forgery' |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ngo-headed-by-salman-khurshids-wife-comes-under-scanner-for-forgery/1/224142.html |location=New Delhi |work=India Today Group |access-date=10 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010231932/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ngo-headed-by-salman-khurshids-wife-comes-under-scanner-for-forgery/1/224142.html |archive-date=10 October 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="prove">{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/operation-dhritrashtra-why-india-today-group-stands-by-its-story/1/226987.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-05-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518054903/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/operation-dhritrashtra-why-india-today-group-stands-by-its-story/1/226987.html |archive-date=18 May 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Aaj Tak]] gathered documentary evidence of the alleged forgery and false reporting from at least ten districts in the state. The Uttar Pradesh Economic offence wing<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uppolice.up.nic.in/eow.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-05-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502083204/http://uppolice.up.nic.in/eow.html |archive-date=2 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> investigated the matter.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news |author=Ashish Tripathi|title=Salman Khurshid Trust case|location= TNN|access-date= 16 January 2013|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-16/india/36373339_1_pil-zakir-hussain-trust-government-through-principal-secretary|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629122458/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-16/india/36373339_1_pil-zakir-hussain-trust-government-through-principal-secretary|url-status=dead|work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=29 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-02-01/news/36684457_1_basis-of-primary-investigation-high-court-notice-zakir-hussain-memorial-trust |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-05-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322200202/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-02-01/news/36684457_1_basis-of-primary-investigation-high-court-notice-zakir-hussain-memorial-trust |archive-date=22 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/uttar-pradesh/hc-notice-to-salman-khurshid-run-trust_826427.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-05-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210954/http://zeenews.india.com/news/uttar-pradesh/hc-notice-to-salman-khurshid-run-trust_826427.html |archive-date=3 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=UP: HC notice to Salman Khurshid-run Trust|author=PTI|location=Lucknow|access-date=2 Feb 2013|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/UP-up-hc-notice-to-salman-khurshid-run-trust-4166509-NOR.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322194754/http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/UP-up-hc-notice-to-salman-khurshid-run-trust-4166509-NOR.html |archive-date=22 March 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Louise filed a defamation case against the [[TV Today]] news broadcaster, which had publicised the allegations.<ref name=defamation>{{cite news|title=Govt mulls action against Zakir Hussain Trust|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Lucknow/Govt-mulls-action-against-Zakir-Hussain-Trust/Article1-943972.aspx|access-date=15 October 2012|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=15 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014085621/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Lucknow/Govt-mulls-action-against-Zakir-Hussain-Trust/Article1-943972.aspx|archive-date=14 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

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* [https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=3523 Salman Khurshid, webpage] at ''[[Lok Sabha]]'' website

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Salman Khurshid - Revision history

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