When making comments about minorities in India, the Ministry of External Affairs advised other nations to examine their own documentation first.
The Ministry of External Affairs denounced Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s comments as “misinformed and unacceptable” just hours after he stated that genuine Muslims could not overlook the “suffering” of Muslims in Gaza, India, and Myanmar.
Foreign affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal advised countries making comments about minorities in India to examine their own records before observing others.
“We deeply regret the remarks made by Iran’s top leader concerning minorities living in India. Randhir Jaiswal continued, “These are unacceptable and misinformed.
He suggested that before making generalizations about other nations, those making comments about minorities should look at their own records.
The two nations have long had a close relationship, and in May they agreed to a 10-year deal for the development and management of the Iranian port of Chabahar.
In order to avoid using the ports of Karachi and Gwadar in Pakistan, India has been expanding the port of Chabahar on the southeast coast of Iran along the Gulf of Oman for the transportation of goods to Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia.
Israel’s ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, referred to Khamenei as a “killer and oppressor” of his own people in response to his remarks.
“You are a murderer and an oppressor of your own people, @khamenei_ir. Muslims are free in Israel, India, and all democracies; in Iran, they are not. I hope Iran’s people get their freedom soon,” Azar wrote.
You murder and persecute members of your own community. Muslims live in freedom in 🇮🇱, 🇮🇳, and all democracies; in Iran, they are denied it. I hope that 🌮🌷’s citizens will soon be at liberty.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has previously denounced India for problems concerning Indian Muslims and the problematic Kashmir region, which is populated mostly by Muslims.
Speaking on Monday to a group of clerics in Tehran, the Iranian leader discussed what he called the “struggles” of Muslims in Gaza, Myanmar, and India.
The goal of Islam’s adversaries has always been to divide us over our common identity as the Islamic Ummah. He wrote on X (formerly Twitter) as part of a series of posts about the incident, “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.”
The statements were made in the context of rising hostilities between Israel and Iran, which has unnerved New Delhi.
India keeps close ties with both nations, striking a balance between its strategic alliance with Israel (especially in defense and security) and its 80% reliance on oil from West Asia.
