The hearts of Muslims all over the world are grieving over the massacre of Muslims in India. The govt of India shou… https://t.co/WuMYRDY75v — Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) 1583409320000

‘UK has

CAA

concerns, but discussing them with India’

NEW DELHI: Ignoring the Centre’s strong protest against Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif’s comments on the Delhi riots, Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Khamenei on Thursday slammed India on the violence.Using the hashtag #IndianMuslimsInDanger, the Ayatollah tweeted, “The hearts of Muslims all over the world are grieving over the massacre of Muslims in India. The government of India should confront extremist Hindus and their parties and stop the massacre of Muslims in order to prevent India’s isolation from the world of Islam.”This comes even as the Centre urged the international community to refrain from “irresponsible comments” and “not be influenced by unsubstantiated narrative” on last week’s violence. On Tuesday, the MEA issued a demarche to the Turkish ambassador to protest against comments by Turkish President Recep Erdogan. “They are factually inaccurate and driven by political agenda. We don’t expect such irresponsible statements,” the MEA said.In a speech in Ankara, Erdogan had said, “India right now has become a country where massacres are widespread. What massacres? Massacres of Muslims. By who? Hindus. How will these people make global peace possible? It is impossible. When making speeches — since they have a large population — they say, ‘we are strong’ but that is not strength.”Freedom House, a US think tank, also flagged concerns about India. “The Indian government has taken its Hindu nationalist agenda to a new level with a succession of policies... threatening the democratic future of a country long seen as a potential bulwark of freedom in Asia and the world,” it said.Nigel Adams, junior foreign minister of UK, told the House of Commons, “The UK government has concerns about the potential impact of the legislation (CAA). It is because of our close ties with India that we are able to discuss difficult issues with them and make clear our concerns where we have them, including on the rights of minorities. We will continue to follow events and to raise our concerns when we have with them,” the minister said. The MEA has not reacted to this remark yet.