Bangalore: India today dubbed as "most ridiculous" and irrational the allegation by Pakistan that it was funding Taliban.

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said India considers Taliban as a dreaded terror outfit, and wants Pakistan to take action against it along with other groups like Laskar-e-Toiba and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD).

"This is the most ridiculous statement I have heard," he told reporters when asked about his reaction to the allegation by Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik that India is funding Taliban.

To a question he said, "When such irrational statements are made we take up (with Pakistan) through diplomatic channels."

The Minister said India has asked Pakistan to act against terror groups like Laskar-e-Toiba and JuD which change names but "breed terror".

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