Prophet Remarks Row: S Jaishankar mentioned sensibilities and the sensitivities of individuals have been impacted (File)
New Delhi:
Days after a number of nations expressed outrage over controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad by the BJP’s two now-removed functionaries, Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday mentioned sensibilities and the sensitivities of individuals have been impacted which the international locations articulated however they did respect that this was not the place of the federal government.
He asserted that what was mentioned was not the place of the BJP and the social gathering had made it “very clear in very robust phrases”, and took motion.
“The international locations not simply within the Gulf, I might say even in southeast Asia some international locations, who had considerations do respect that this was not the place of the federal government,” Mr Jaishankar mentioned when requested in regards to the controversy at a townhall organised by CNN-News18.
“They (the international locations that expressed concern) take care of us they know what we’re about… they know that these aren’t our views,” he mentioned.
As soon as the social gathering clarified its place, our expectation is that the folks will perceive that, Mr Jaishankar mentioned.
“There might be individuals who will fish in troubled waters. Worldwide relations is a really aggressive recreation which isn’t performed by Queensberry guidelines. There might be individuals who will attempt to get most if it,” the exterior affairs minister mentioned with out naming any nation.
“We have to have interaction, we have to put throughout our perspective and we’re doing it. Even in the previous couple of days, you’ll be able to see folks do perceive that what’s the true image in India,” he asserted.
Requested about why India ought to be lectured by international locations that aren’t a patch on it in democratic phrases, the minister mentioned he doesn’t have a look at the entire situation in that method.
“I’m additionally a little bit delicate to being lectured. However I might not take this situation as a lecture. I feel this was a difficulty the place the sensibilities and the sensitivities of individuals have been impacted. In order that they have been articulating that,” Mr Jaishankar mentioned.
He mentioned it needs to be made very clear what we stand for and the social gathering had executed that.
A number of Muslim-majority nations had expressed outrage and condemnation over the controversial remarks on the Prophet.
The BJP had suspended its nationwide spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled its Delhi media head Naveen Kumar Jindal after their controversial remarks.
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