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OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau’s turbulent trip to India is raising eyebrows as the Prime Minister’s Office deals with the fallout of its invitation to a convicted attempted murderer.

Trudeau’s office has said an invitation issued to Jaspal Atwal for a dinner at the Canadian High Commission in Delhi on Thursday night was a mistake and was rescinded as soon as it was discovered.

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Atwal also posed for photographs with Sophie Gregoire Trudeau and Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi at an event in Mumbai.

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Atwal told Postmedia’s Kim Bolan that he does not plan to attend the dinner in Delhi because he is in Mumbai on business.

Atwal said in a series of text messages Wednesday that he was in India for Media Waves, a Surrey online radio station. He referred Postmedia to a representative of the radio station who did not return phone calls.