‘Look At Their Own Record’: MEA Condemns Iranian Supreme Leader’s Comments On Indian Muslims – News18

The external affairs ministry on Monday strongly condemned comments made by Iran’s Supreme Leader regarding Muslims in India and urged him to “look at their own record” before commenting on India.

In a statement, the MEA expressed disapproval of the remarks, which it described as lacking an understanding of the situation in India. “We strongly deplore the comments made regarding minorities in India by the Supreme Leader of Iran. These are misinformed and unacceptable,” the MEA said.

‘Look at their own record’

The ministry also urged countries that make observations about the treatment of minorities to reflect on their own records before criticising others. “Countries commenting on minorities are advised to look at their own record before making any observations about others,” the MEA added.

Earlier on Monday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei commented on the “suffering” of Muslims in Gaza, and Myanmar in a message promoting global Muslim solidarity. In the same message on Prophet Mohammed’s birth anniversary, he also mentioned India. In his statement posted on X, Khamenei did not provide specific reasons for mentioning India’s Muslim minority.

“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,” Khamenei said in his post. He added, “The enemies of Islam have always tried to make us indifferent with regard to our shared identity as an Islamic Ummah.”