Former U.S. President Barak Obama’s remarks during a television interview expressing apprehensions over minority rights in India continues to be roundly and publicly criticised in India at the highest levels of government. After Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also spoke out against Mr. Obama’s remarks, reminding the former U.S. President of the “many Muslim countries he has attacked”.
“Obama ji should not forget that India is the only country which considers all the people living in the world as family members. He should also think about himself as to how many Muslim countries he has attacked,” Mr. Singh said at an event in Jammu.
Both Ms. Sitharaman and Mr. Singh’s remarks, referencing Mr. Obama’s record in office during the ‘War on Terror’, follow those of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and BJP vice president Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda on the same issue.
