The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday accused New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani of interfering in India’s internal affairs after he wrote a note to jailed activist Umar Khalid.
During a press conference, party Spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said that the country will not tolerate “if any person supports an accused, comments on India’s internal affairs”.
“Each Indian citizen has complete faith in India’s judiciary,” he said. “Who is an outsider to question our democracy and judiciary? And that too in support of someone who wants to break India into pieces? This is not right…”
He did not name Mamdani or Khalid.
Bhatia also alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his foreign trips meets “forces” that are trying to malign India’s image, and encourages them to spread falsehood against the country.
On Thursday, Khalid’s partner Banojyotsna Lahiri said on social media that Mamdani sent a handwritten note to the jailed activist. The letter was handed to Khalid’s parents during their visit to the United States in December.
Mamdani wrote that he often thought about Khalid’s words on bitterness and the “importance of not letting it consume one’s self”.
“We are all thinking of you,” the note added.
Lahiri shared Mamdani’s note on social media the day he was sworn in as the mayor of New York.
Lahiri said Khalid’s parents, Sahiba Khanam…
Source: BJP accuses Zohran Mamdani of interfering in India’s internal affairs over note to Umar Khalid
