Prophet remarks row: Jaishankar says sensitivities have been impacted

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Days after a number of nations expressed outrage over controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad by the BJP’s two now-removed functionaries, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday stated sensibilities and the sensitivities of individuals have been impacted which the international locations articulated however they did admire that this was not the place of the federal government.

He asserted that what was stated was not the place of the BJP and the celebration had made it “very clear in very strong terms”, and took motion.

“The countries not just in the Gulf, I would say even in southeast Asia some countries, who had concerns do appreciate that this was not the position of the government,” Jaishankar stated when requested in regards to the controversy at a townhall organised by CNN-News18.

“They (the countries that expressed concern) deal with us they know what we are about. They know that these are not our views,” he stated.

Once the celebration clarified its place, our expectation is that the individuals will perceive that, Jaishankar stated.

“There will be people who will fish in troubled waters. International relations is a very competitive game which is not played by Queensberry rules. There will be people who will try to get most if it,” the exterior affairs minister stated with out naming any nation.

“We need to engage, we need to put across our point of view and we are doing it. Even in the last few days, you can see people do understand that what is the true picture in India,” he asserted.

Asked about why India ought to be lectured by international locations that aren’t a patch on it in democratic phrases, the minister stated he doesn’t have a look at the entire situation in that method.

“I am also a little sensitive to being lectured. But I would not take this issue as a lecture. I think this was an issue where the sensibilities and the sensitivities of people were impacted. So they were articulating that,” Jaishankar stated.

He stated it needs to be made very clear what we stand for and the celebration had achieved that.

Several Muslim-majority nations had expressed outrage and condemnation over the controversial remarks on the Prophet.

The BJP had suspended its nationwide spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled its Delhi media head Naveen Kumar Jindal after their controversial remarks.