Islamabad, Aneeq Ahmed, the Caretaker Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony in Pakistan, has strongly criticized India’s state policy of religious polarization, asserting that it undermines regional peace and stability.
According to Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Ahmed’s statement particularly highlighted the recent inauguration of a temple on the site of the demolished Babri Masjid as evidence of India’s departure from its democratic ideals. He equated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership with “Netanyahu of the region,” and labeled Hindutva as akin to modern-day Nazism.
Ahmed urged the international community to take serious notice of the violent Hindutva ideology he believes is being propagated from India. He emphasized Pakistan’s solidarity with Indian Muslims during what he described as their time of suffering.