India and UAE share the value of non-discrimination on any grounds. Discrimination is against our moral fabric and… https://t.co/GdikoKTmR3 — Amb Pavan Kapoor (@AmbKapoor) 1587380214000

NEW DELHI: Indian ambassador to the UAE Pavan Kapoor on Monday tweeted that India and UAE share the common value of non-discrimination."India and UAE share the value of non-discrimination on any grounds. Discrimination is against our moral fabric and the Rule of law. Indian nationals in the UAE should always remember this," Pavan Kapoor said in a tweet.The Indian ambassador tagged a tweet by PM Modi, which said: " Covid-19 does not see race, religion, colour, caste, creed, language or borders before striking. Our response and conduct thereafter should attach primacy to unity and brotherhood. We are in this together."The ambassador's tweet comes amid row over a poem by an Indian businessman in the UAE, Sohan Roy,who wrote that religion had made people blind as they were ignoring coronavirus restrictions in the name of God.Though the poem did not name any community, images accompanying it in the background showed a preacher leading a crowd of blindfolded men wearing kurta pyjama and skull caps.After facing severe backlash, Roy removed the poem from his Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts.On Saturday, the founder chairman of Sharjah-based Aries Group, in a Facebook live video, apologised for "unintentionally hurting religious sentiments", The Gulf News reported.