India on Wednesday strongly rejected Pakistan’s remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending the flag ceremony at Ayodhya’s Ram temple.
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that Pakistan, with its “deeply stained record” on minority rights, lacks the “moral standing to lecture others.”
“We have seen the reported remarks and reject them with the contempt they deserve,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said during a press briefing.
“As a country with a deeply stained record of bigotry, repression, and systemic mistreatment of its minorities, Pakistan has no moral standing to lecture others,” he said.
“Rather than delivering hypocritical homilies, Pakistan would do better to turn its gaze inwards and focus on its own abysmal human rights record,” Jaiswal added.
Islamabad had earlier criticised Modi taking part in the flag-hoisting event at the Ram temple on Tuesday, which marked the formal completion of the its construction.
Expressing “deep concern”, the Pakistan foreign ministry said that the construction of the temple at the Babri Mosque is a reflection of pressure on religious minorities in India.