Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Saturday hailed the Indian diaspora, who countered a protest outside the…
Kiren Rijiju (Photo: Facebook)
Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Saturday hailed the Indian diaspora, who countered a protest outside the Indian High Commission in London in support of ‘Kashmir freedom’ on the country’s 69th Republic Day.
Kiren Rijiju also said that fringe elements can’t damage the Indian spirit.
“Salute to the Indian patriots in London. The minuscule fringe elements can’t dent the spirit of India. We are all one from Arunachal Pradesh to Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland to Rann of Kutch, and Kanyakumari to Punjab,” Rijiju said in a tweet.
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Rijiju said “I was very impressed with our zealously patriotic Indian diaspora and enjoyed a warm interaction with them, which was organised by the High Commission of India in London”.
I was very impressed with our zealously patriotic Indian diaspora and enjoyed a warm interaction with them which was organised by @HCI_London https://t.co/G1TTo2s1Xx
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) January 27, 2018
Clashes erupted outside the Indian High Commission in Central London on Friday evening after British Lord Nazir Ahmed, a pro-Pakistan peer in the House of Lords, organised a black-day protest to demand freedom for Kashmir and Khalistan
Lord Ahmed led an anti-India protest campaign called ‘India leave Kashmir’ raised slogans, waved flags and placards.
The Ahmed-led group verbally clashed with pro-India demonstrators, who were members of the Indian diaspora in the city that had mobilised a ‘Chalo India House’ demonstration.
The groups on both sides tried to shout at each other outside the Indian High Commission building as Scotland Yard officers stood guard.
The Indian High Commission in London branded the protest as a “desperate attempt by a disgraced politician” who had been suspended from the Labour Party in 2013 following an anti-semitism row.
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