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Cooper incident, an eye-opener, says Minister
By Our Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI JAN. 21. The Minister of State for Home, Ch.Vidyasagar
Rao, today said the recent instance of the American missionary,
Joseph Cooper, overstaying in the country should serve as an
`eye-opener' to all States.
Addressing a press conference here, he said any foreigner could be
deported for carrying on activities prejudicial to the interest of
the country, or affected social harmony or was a threat to
maintenance of public peace. He said the Centre was constantly
sharing intelligence with the States, especially on visitors who
overstayed or had entered the country illegally and indulged in such
acts.
He said the action taken by the Kerala Police asking Mr. Cooper to
leave the country within a week would send the right signal that the
country would not be soft on foreigners who violated the laws of the
land. Mr. Rao said all the States had the power to trace foreigners
who overstayed and deport them.
