India slams Iran’s Khamenei over remarks on minorities in country
India has strongly condemned remarks made by Iran‘s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who recently criticized the treatment of Muslims in India, Gaza, and Myanmar.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a statement on Monday denouncing Khamenei’s comments as “misinformed and unacceptable.”
“We strongly deplore the comments made by the Supreme Leader of Iran regarding minorities in India,” the MEA statement read. “Countries making such observations about minorities are advised to examine their own records before commenting on others.”
Khamenei’s remarks, delivered on the occasion of Prophet Mohammed’s birth anniversary, included a call for solidarity among Muslims and highlighted alleged suffering in various regions, including India. He stated, “The enemies of Islam have always tried to make us indifferent to our shared identity as an Islamic Ummah. We cannot consider ourselves to be Muslims if we are oblivious to the suffering that a Muslim is enduring in #Myanmar, #Gaza, #India, or any other place.”
Despite the high-profile nature of Khamenei’s comments, various Iranian media outlets did not report on India’s situation, focusing instead on his message to Sunni clerics as part of the “Islamic Unity Week.”
This is not the first instance of Khamenei commenting on India. In August 2019, he also addressed the revocation of Article 370 and the status of Jammu and Kashmir.
The recurring nature of such remarks has drawn sharp criticism from India, emphasizing the need for foreign leaders to reflect on their own countries’ issues before passing judgment on others.
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