NEW DELHI: Iran in surprising move continued its criticism against India following Delhi violence and on Thursday “advised” Delhi stop the massacre of Muslims “in order to prevent India’s isolation from the world of Islam.”“The hearts of Muslims all over the world are grieving over the massacre of Muslims in India. The govt of India should confront extremist Hindus & their parties & stop the massacre of Muslims in order to prevent India’s isolation from the world of Islam,”’ Iranian Supreme leader Ayotollah Khamenei tweeted on Thursday three days after Foreign Minister Javad Zarif criticised India for Delhi violence.Incidentally no Arab member of OIC has criticised India following last week’s developments, CAA and Kashmir. Mahathir Mohamed who was PM till recently launched a campaign against India on CAA and moves in Kashmir. Turkish President has been vocal against India on Kashmir and Delhi violence.Interestingly Iran’s comments came after the visits of US President and Israeli NSA to India in the last few weeks.“We have seen certain comments made on the recent incidents of violence in Delhi. At this stage, we would like to highlight that the situation is fast returning to normal. The law enforcement agencies are on the ground to restore confidence and ensure that law and order is maintained. Prime Minister has appealed for peace and brotherhood. Senior officials have visited the place of violence, peace committees have been formed and other steps have been taken in this direction. At this sensitive time, we would urge people not to make any irresponsible comments and not to be influenced by selective and unsubstantiated narrative on the matter,” MEA on Thursday stated.“As far as comments by the Turkish President are concerned, they are factually inaccurate and are driven by his political agenda. We do not expect such irresponsible statements from a Head of State. On 3 March, we made a strong demarche on the matter with the Turkish Ambassador in Delhi,” MEA spokesperson informed.On Tuesday India summoned Iranian ambassador Ali Chegeni to lodge a strong protest over comments made by Iran’s foreign minister Javad Zarif after violence in parts of Delhi last week.In response to a media query regarding remarks made by Zarif in a post on microblogging site Twitter, external affairs ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar said, “The Iranian ambassador to India Ali Chegeni was summoned and a strong protest was lodged against the unwarranted remarks made by the Iranian foreign minister. It was conveyed that his selective and tendentious characterisation of recent events in Delhi are not acceptable. We do not expect such comments from a country like Iran.”India conveyed to Chegeni that Zarif had commented on a matter that was purely internal to India. It came a day after Zarif urged Indian authorities not to let “senseless” violence prevail.“For centuries, Iran has been a friend of India. We urge Indian authorities to ensure the well-being of ALL Indians and not let senseless thuggery prevail. Path forward lies in peaceful dialogue and rule of law,” Zarif had tweeted.The external affairs ministry had urged international leaders and bodies last week not to make irresponsible statements during such sensitive times. Zarif’s comments came as a surprise to India, especially since he had recently met India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar in both Tehran and Delhi. India also increased its commitment to Iran’s Chabahar Port project.