India's "Prime Minister expressed his deepdistress at the loss of innocent lives, " according to a statement issued by India's ministry of external affairs late Monday.
The spokesman said the Archbishop's letter was written "recognising the deepdistress of all those who have suffered abuse and the disquiet at Mr Savile's name remaining on papal honours lists".
When a fellow American is in this kind of trouble, we set aside our allegedly deeply held political beliefs and we do what we must to help people in such deepdistress.