Any land that once belonged to the Dar al-Islam belongs to it by right forever, at least as far as Islamic jihadists are concerned, and so this strange demand is not all that surprising.
“Mumbai hostage rescue raids continue,” from AP, November 26 (thanks to Israel Matzav):
[…] The terrorists issued a first statement saying, “We urge the Indian government to return stolen Muslim lands,” Sky News reported.
An Indian media report said a previously unknown group calling itself the Deccan Mujahideen claimed responsibility for the attacks in e-mails to several media outlets. There was no way to verify that claim.
Magnus Ranstorp, a terrorism specialist with the Swedish National Defense College, said there are “very strong suspicions” that the coordinated Mumbai attacks have a link to al-Qaida….