New Delhi: India has lodged a strong protest with Dhaka over a now-deleted social media post by a key aide of Bangladesh’s interim government that claimed certain areas of Indian territory should be part of that country.
Mahfuz Alam, known for his provocative comments, had also posted on Facebook four days ago a map purportedly showing parts of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam as parts of Bangladesh. He deleted the post after it triggered backlash.
Alam is a de facto minister in the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of Bangladesh.
In strongly reacting to the post, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Friday reminded all concerned to be “mindful” of their public comments.
“We have taken this up with the Bangladeshi government. We have strongly registered a protest on this issue. We understand that the post being referred to has reportedly been taken down.
“We would like to remind all concerned to be mindful of their public comments. While India has repeatedly signalled interest in fostering relations with the........