India’s strong reaction to Iran’s Supreme Leader’s remarks on Muslims in India, says….

New Delhi: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader on Monday, Sixteen September 2024 stirred a huge controversy as he drew parallels between India and Gaza as he referred to the plight of Muslims in a ramification of of regions of the arena, including India among countries where, in accordance with him, Muslims were now not safe.

Khamenei posted on X: “The enemies of Islam have always tried to make us indifferent just about our shared identity as an Islamic Ummah. We are ready to't have faith ourselves to be Muslims if we are oblivious to the suffering that a Muslim is enduring in #Myanmar, #Gaza, #India, or another place.”

The enemies of Islam have always tried to make us indifferent just about our shared identity as an Islamic Ummah. We are ready to't have faith ourselves to be Muslims if we are oblivious to the suffering that a Muslim is enduring in #Myanmar, #Gaza, #India, or another place.

— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) September Sixteen, 2024

India’s External Affairs ministry answered strongly denouncing the statement.

“We strongly deplore the comments made regarding minorities in India by the Supreme Leader of Iran. These are misinformed and unacceptable. Countries commenting on minorities are advised to clutch about their own record prior to making any observations about others,” the MEA said in a statement.