Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed a business summit in Delhi.
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Jaspal Atwal was convicted of attempted murder of Punjab minister in 1986
Atwal was invited to Mr Trudeau's official events in Mumbai and Delhi
He was photographed with Mr Trudeau's wife and Canadian minister
"We take this very seriously. The individual in question should have never received an invitation. The person and department responsible will take full responsibility for his actions," Mr Trudeau said.
Canadian MP Randeep Sarai has taken the blame and put out an apology. "I alone facilitated (Atwal)'s request to attend this important event. I should have exercised better judgment, and I take full responsibility for my actions," he said.

The Canadian Embassy has now withdrawn the invitation for Jaspal Atwal to a dinner in Delhi tonight.
The External Affairs Ministry said it is investigating how Atwal got an Indian visa and why he was cleared for the Trudeau events. "It was an oversight by the Canadians. We have to find out how Atwal got a visa," said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, confronting questions about a Khalistani terrorist being granted a visa.
Atwal was a Sikh separatist active in the banned International Sikh Youth Federation when he was convicted of a botched attempt to assassinate Punjab minister Malkiat Singh Sidhu in Vancouver in 1986.
A judge called it "an act of terrorism".
Atwal's presence at official events in India is considered a huge blunder, given Mr Trudeau's visit has been shadowed by speculation of a frosty reception.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau met Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday
Former Premier of British Columbia Ujjal Dosanjh says Canadian leaders cannot political leaders cannot keep sharing public space and podiums with extremists in the name of ‘freedom of expression’.
“That sends out a wrong message. Sikh extremists are also taking an active part in politics and should they come to power, they will feel they have got a platform for their ideas and strategies,” he said
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who has often accused Mr Trudeau's government and his ministers of backing Khalistanis, met the Canadian delegation in Amritsar yesterday. The Chief Minister said he had raised the "Khalistan issue" with Mr Trudeau and had been assured that Canada does not support any separatist movement in India or elsewhere.
The 46-year-old prime minister will meet PM Modi today for the first time since he arrived last Saturday for a week-long visit along with his wife and three children. That PM Modi did not receive him in Delhi or even accompany him in his home state Gujarat, was seen by many, including the Canadian media, as a slight. Government sources, however, denied it.
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