Indian Envoy's Rejoinder To Ireland Daily Angers Congress
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Akhilesh Mishra made the remarks in a rejoinder after the embassy termed an editorial published in The Irish Times "highly biased and prejudiced".
The Congress has objected to an Indian envoy accusing a "single dynastic party" of corruption in remarks published in a leading Irish daily. Akhilesh Mishra, the Indian ambassador to Ireland, made the remarks in a rejoinder after the embassy termed an editorial published in The Irish Times "highly biased and prejudiced".
The Congress denounced the remarks and said that an ambassador is not expected to attack the Opposition openly.
The editorial "Modi tightens his grip", while predicting a comfortable third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, mentioned the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and tax cases against opposition leaders. Contesting the claims, the Indian embassy said it cast aspersions on the Prime Minister, democracy, law enforcement institutions, and the "Hindu-majority" people of India.
