New Delhi: In a veiled sarcasm of the US campaign against terror, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on October 7 said "big powers" had failed to track down any of the persons considered "source" of terrorism while India has punished perpetrators of major terror strikes in the country.

"Big powers have declared they would catch alive or kill all the persons they consider to be the source of terrorism. But they have been unable to do so," he said addressing officers and other personnel of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in New Delhi, after presenting President's Colour to Rapid Action Force (RAF) on completion of its 11 years.

Citing an example, Advani said the perpetrators of major terror attacks in India like on Parliament and Jammu and Kashmir Assembly had been killed or sentenced by the courts.

Describing Pakistan-sponsored cross-border terrorism as "more dangerous and deadly" than open war, the Deputy Prime Minister said terrorists were now not only intending to create fear through their attacks but also wishing to cause communal disturbances to destabilise India.

"Most of the terrorist attacks like the ones on Akshardham temple and Raghunath temple, massacre of Kashmiri Pundits at Nadimarg and killing of innocent people in Rajouri and Poonch (districts of Jammu and Kashmir) are deliberately carried out with the aim of creating communal riots," he said.

He, however, expressed satisfaction that the "enemy's plans" had not succeeded and gave the credit to the Indian society for this.

PTI