'See his own record': MEA condemns Iranian Supreme Leader's comments on Indian Muslims

The Foreign Ministry on Monday strongly condemned comments made by Iran's Supreme Leader about the Muslim community in India and urged countries to “look at their own record” before commenting on others.

In a strongly worded statement, the MEA rejected his remarks about the “suffering” of Muslims in India, calling him a misunderstanding of the country's situation. “We strongly condemn the comments made by the Supreme Leader of Iran about minorities in India. These are misinformed and unacceptable,” the MEA said in a statement issued by official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.

'Look at their own record'

Without naming any country, the MEA also urged countries that observe the treatment of minorities to consider their “own record” before criticizing India. “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 the birthday of the Prophet of Islam, he also mentioned India. In his statement posted on X, Khamenei gave no specific reason for mentioning India's Muslim minority.

“We cannot consider ourselves Muslims if we are oblivious to the suffering a Muslim is enduring in #Myanmar, #Gaza, #India or anywhere else,” Khamenei said in his post. He further said that the enemies of Islam have always tried to keep us indifferent to the common identity of the Islamic Ummah.