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India condemns Iran supreme leader's comments on treatment of minorities

by Reuters

   NEW DELHI --

   India has condemned comments made by Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
   on the treatment of Muslims in the South Asian nation, calling his
   remarks "misinformed and unacceptable."

   "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 a social media post on Monday.

   In response, India's foreign ministry said it "strongly deplored" the
   comments.

   "Countries commenting on minorities are advised to look at their own
   record before making any observations about others," the foreign
   ministry spokesperson said.

   The two countries have typically shared a strong relationship, [1]and
   signed a 10-year contract in May to develop and operate the Iranian
   port of Chabahar.

   India has been developing the port in Chabahar on Iran's southeastern
   coast along the Gulf of Oman as a way to transport goods to Iran,
   Afghanistan and central Asian countries, bypassing the ports of Karachi
   and Gwadar in its rival Pakistan.

   Khamenei, however, has been critical of India in the past over issues
   involving Indian Muslims and the troubled Muslim-majority region of
   Kashmir.

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References

   1. https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AL1N3HG042&linkedFromStory=true