North India Statesman
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Iran: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has spoken against India many times, has once again said that Muslims are being oppressed in India. The Foreign Ministry has made a strong comment on this statement of Iran's supreme leader.
The Ministry of External Affairs said, “We strongly condemn the comments made by the Supreme Leader of Iran about minorities in India. These are ill-informed and unacceptable. Countries commenting on minorities are advised to check their own record before commenting about others.”
What did Khamenei say?
On Monday, on the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that there is a need for unity among Muslims around the world. Posting on Twitter, Khamenei wrote – If we are unaware of the pain of any Muslim in Myanmar, Gaza, India or anywhere else, then we should not consider ourselves Muslims.
Iran's Supreme Leader has commented on the Kashmir issue earlier as well
And has given statements against India. When Article 370 was removed from Jammu and Kashmir in 2019, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei expressed concern over the condition of Muslims in Kashmir.
