India on Wednesday strongly deplored the personal attacks on French President Emmanuel Macron following his tough stance on radical Islam, calling it a violation of the most basic standards of international discourse.
In a strong statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MEA) also condemned the brutal terrorist attack that gruesomely claimed the life of a French teacher and stated that there is no justification for terrorism for any reason or under any circumstances.
“We strongly deplore personal attacks in unacceptable language against President Emmanuel Macron in violation of the most basic standards of international discourse,” the MEA said.
“We also condemn the brutal terrorist attack that claimed the life of a French teacher in a shocking way that has shocked the world. We offer our condolences to his family and the people of France, ”he said.
Following the MEA statement, the French ambassador to India, Emmanuel Lenain, thanked India saying that both countries can count on each other in the fight against terrorism.
Thank you @MEAIndia. France and India can always count on each other in the fight against terrorism, ”he tweeted.
Macron has faced criticism from several Muslim-majority countries after he took a tough stance against radical Islam and defended cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The French president said that Islam was a religion in “crisis”.
His comments came in the context of the beheading of French teacher Samuel Paty on October 16 outside of Paris in broad daylight. He had shown cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad to his students.
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