Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s comment on Barack Obama’s statement on minority rights in India stirred a controversy. In a tweet, he said there are many "Hussain Obamas" in the country and the state police will act according to its priorities. The Opposition was quick to hit back at the Assam chief minister. Sarma’s tweet was in response to a journalist’s tweet who posed a question asking if any FIR has been lodged against Obama for hurting religious sentiments. Congress spokesperson and social media head Supriya Shrinate was quick to attack Sarma on his tweet. Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi also reacted to Sarma's tweet. Meanwhile, Nirmala Sitharaman had attacked Obama too, stating that the US had bombed several countries with Muslim majority population and former Commisioner of US Religious Freedom Body said that we should spend more energy on complimenting India than criticizing.
26 June,2023 04:16 PM IST | Mumbai
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on June 25 hit back at former US President Barack Obama. In an interview with CNN, Barack Obama said that India must protect its minorities, or it would ‘pull apart’. “If I had a conversation with PM Modi who I know well, part of my argument would be that if you do not protect the rights of ethnic minorities in India, then there is a strong possibility that India at some point starts pulling apart. We have seen what happens when you start getting those kind of large internal conflicts,” Former US President Barack Obama had said in an interview with CNN. To his comments, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman retaliated and gave a scathing reply.
26 June,2023 12:15 PM IST | Mumbai
India blasted the UN Special Rapporteur on Minority issue for his statement on the G20 meeting in Kashmir. UN SR on Minority Issues Fernand de Varennes criticised India’s decision to hold a G20 meeting in Kashmir. Fernand claimed that India is holding a G20 meeting in the Union Territory to “normalise its suppression of minorities”. Reacting to this statement, India slammed UN SR and said he has “acted irresponsibly to politicize” the issue of J&K.
17 May,2023 12:46 PM IST | Mumbai
A viral video shot by an NCP leader shows school children holding brooms & wipers inside a toilet. While the school & BMC authorities deny the allegation by the NCP leader, the NCP leader stands by his charge. Authorities have taken note of the video & investigating the matter & are also hinting at taking action against the NCP leader of defaming the school as part of a political conspiracy
03 October,2022 05:56 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
