Vanzara: Adored Modi like a god but he couldn't rise to the occasion under the evil influence of Amit Shah

The former DIG went on to  accuse the state government, particularly former Minister of State for Home Amit Shah,  of betraying him and 32 other officers, in jail in encounter killing cases being probed by the CBI:

"Let me also further put on record and clarify my stand that I have been maintaining my graceful silence for such a long period only and only because of my supreme faith in and highest respect for Shri Narendrabhai Modi, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Gujarat, whom I used to adore like a God.

" But I am sorry to state that my God could not rise to the occasion under the evil influence of Shri Amitbhai Shah who usurped his eyes and ears and has been successfully misguiding him by converting goats into dogs and dogs into goats since last 12 years."

The letter is damning as it seems to virtually acknowledge fake encounters during Modi's tenure and could create problems for the Chief Minister, also BJP's election campaign committee chief, ahead of next year's general elections:

"It is in everybody's knowledge that this government has been reaping very rich political dividends since last 12 years by keeping the glow of encounter cases alive in the sky of Gujarat while otherwise remaining low profile and indifferent to the fate of jailed police officers," he said.

"With the passage of time I realised that this government is not only interested in protecting us but, it also has been clandestinely making all efforts to keep me and my officers in jail so as to save its own skin from CBI on one hand and gain political benefits on the other."

Unlike his direct assault on Amit Shah, Vanzara refrained from attacking Modi hard:

"Chief minister of Gujarat has very rightly been talking of repaying his debt which he owes to Mother India. But, it would not be out of context to remind him that he, in the hurry of marching towards Delhi may kindly not forget to repay the debt which he owes to jailed police officers who endowed him with the halo of brave chief minister among the galaxy of other chief ministers who do not bare the same adjective before their names"