After issuing an electronic visa to Dolkun Isa, a leader of the World Uyghur Congress which sparked protest from China, India has now withdrawn it . The leader was supposed to visit Dharamsala for a conference.

India's decision to permit WUC leaders whom China regards as backers of terrorism in its volatile Muslim-dominated Xinjiang province was reported to be in response to Beijing's blocking a ban on Jaish-e Muhammad chief Masood Azhar in the UN.

"We have cancelled the visa given to Dolkun Isa," a Home Ministry spokesperson said without elaborating further.

Reacting to the Indian move, Isa said, "On April 23, I got a very short note by the Indian side that my visa is cancelled. There was no explanation."

“I really wanted to visit India. But I received an email on Saturday informing that my visa which was issued on April 6 has been cancelled," said Isa speaking to The Hindu.

Stating that it was a sad situation for him, speaking from Berlin Isa told the daily that no Indian official personally contacted him nor they gave any explanations for cancelling the visa.

Last week, China had aired its concern over WUC) leader Isa's reported visit to India, saying he is a "terrorist" on Interpol's Red Corner and it is the obligation of all countries to bring him to justice.

"What I want to point out is that Dolkun is a terrorist in red notice of the Interpol and Chinese police. Bringing him to justice is due obligation of relevant countries," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said.

Xinjiang, which has over 10 million Uyghur population of Turkik origin Muslims, was on the boil for several years over Uyghur protests against the large-scale settlements of Hans from different part of the country.

China blames East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), a militant Islamist group, for terrorist attacks in Xinjiang and other parts of the country.