“Shouldn’t Be Blamed”: Asaduddin Owaisi After Foreign Secretary Trolled

New Delhi:

AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has slammed trolls focusing on Overseas Secretary Vikram Misri following the federal government’s announcement of the ceasefire with Pakistan. Mr Misri has been the face of the federal government in its briefings on Operation Sindoor. Together with Colonel Sophiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, the seasoned diplomat articulated India’s place through the tense safety state of affairs.

“Mr Vikram Misri is a good and an sincere hard-working diplomat working tirelessly for our Nation. Our civil servants work beneath the Government this should be remembered & they should not be blamed for the selections taken by The Government /or any Political management operating Watan E Aziz,” Mr Owaisi stated in a put up on X.

Mr Vikram Misri is a good and an Sincere Exhausting working Diplomat working tirelessly for our Nation.
Our Civil Servants work beneath the Government this should be remembered & they should not be blamed for the selections taken by The Government /or any Political management operating Watan E… https://t.co/yfM3ygfiyt

— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) May 11, 2025

Earlier, Congress chief Salman Anees Soz got here to Mr Misri’s defence. “Vikram Misri, a Kashmiri, has accomplished India proud. No quantity of trolling can diminish his service to the nation. If you cannot say thanks, be taught to close up,” he stated.

Vikram Misri, a Kashmiri, has accomplished India proud. No quantity of trolling can diminish his service to the nation. If you cannot say thanks, be taught to close up.

— Salman Anees Soz (@SalmanSoz) May 11, 2025

In an interview with NDTV, former Exterior Affairs Minister and Congress chief Salman Khurshid stated the focusing on of Mr Misri was “very, very unhappy”. “We will say with out hesitation that these three (Mr Misri, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh) have been a outstanding face of our dedication, the readability of goal, the dedication and the sense of confidence they gave. There are individuals within the nation who will troll anyone for choices taken at a better degree and choices taken within the enlightened self-interest in trendy occasions. We aren’t a rustic of jingoists. We’re a rustic that believes in defending its rights and sovereignty, but additionally a rustic that believes in diplomatic interplay with the world,” he stated, including that placing strain on officers on this means was “very unhappy”. 

Former diplomat Navdeep Suri stated the trolling of Mr Misri is “shameful”. “It’s completely disgusting to see the trolls goal Overseas Secretary Vikram Misri and his household. He has been an image of professionalism – calm, composed, measured and articulate. However that is not sufficient for the bloodlust of a bit of our society. Shameful,” he stated on X.

An alumnus of Delhi’s Hindu Faculty and XLRI, Jamshedpur, Mr Misri briefly labored in promoting earlier than becoming a member of the Indian Overseas Service. He has labored in a number of Indian missions overseas and in addition within the Prime Minister’s Workplace. He took cost as Overseas Secretary in July final 12 months.

In the course of the carefully adopted authorities briefings since Operation Sindoor started, the Overseas Secretary obtained a lot reward for his alternative of phrases and apt responses to Pakistan’s remarks.

In his response to Pakistan’s proposal for a joint probe into Pahalgam assault, which left 26 innocents lifeless, Mr Misri stated Islamabad doesn’t a have “shiny file” on this entrance. “We, specifically with regard to the Mumbai assaults of 2008, the place a Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist was captured alive; India supplied in depth data and proof associated to the involvement of Pakistani terrorists on this assault. Instances have been registered, however you might be all conscious that these instances haven’t progressed regardless of the formation of judicial groups and so on., and Pakistan has constantly stonewalled all efforts to maneuver the investigation alongside,” he stated.

Additionally, in a pointy response to a Pakistan Military officer flagging Indians’ essential remarks in opposition to its authorities, he stated such criticism is the hallmark of any open and functioning democracy.

Lieutenant Basic Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the chief of the Pakistan Military’s media arm ISPR, was addressing the press when he pointed to remarks by a number of Indians — politicians, social media influencers and most people — criticising the federal government’s actions.

In his reply, Mr Misri stated, “The Pakistan Military spokesman appears to take nice pleasure at the truth that the Indian public ought to criticise the federal government of India with regard to numerous points. It could be a shock to Pakistan to see residents criticising their very own authorities. That’s the hallmark of any open and functioning democracy. Pakistan’s unfamiliarity with that shouldn’t be stunning.”