Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

NEW DELHI: For the second time in three days, India hit out at Turkish President Recep Erdogan for his support to Pakistan on the Kashmir issue, as it accused him of not just interfering in India’s internal affairs but also justifying Islamabad ’s support to cross-border terrorism.

In a strong demarche to Turkey ’s ambassador to India Sakir Torunlar , the government warned that Turkey’s actions will have serious implications for its bilateral ties with India.

“These remarks reflect neither an understanding of history nor of the conduct of diplomacy. They distort events of the past to advance a narrow minded view of the present,’’ said MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar .

The government went on to add that Erdogan’s remarks, in which he alleged that Kashmiris were suffering because of unilateral action by India, was but one more example of a pattern of Turkey interfering in the internal affairs of other countries.

“India finds that completely unacceptable. We particularly reject the repeated attempts by Turkey to justify the cross-border terrorism practiced so blatantly by Pakistan,’’ said Kumar.

