Hyderabad, March 6 – AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday demanded that the Indian government issue a clear statement and condemn the US Navy sinking an Iranian warship close to Indian waters.
The Hyderabad MP wanted the government to clarify whether the Trump administration informed it before targeting the Iranian ship.
"There are too many unanswered questions about the US Navy sinking the Iranian ship so close to Indian waters. The answers must come from the government, but the Prime Minister and the Defence Minister have remained silent. This is a dereliction of their constitutional responsibility towards the people of our country," Owaisi posted on 'X'.
"Did the Indian government receive prior notification from the Trump administration before deciding to use a nuclear submarine so close to Indian waters and expand the war zone? After all, we are also a member of the Quad and a strategic partner of the US. If this sets a precedent for the Chinese navy to operate in these waters, will the Modi government still remain silent? Is no one accounting for the cost of this timidity?" he asked.
The chief of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) wanted to know if the United States would repeat this against the two Iranian ships, would the Modi government still act like ostriches with their heads in the sand.
"This will destroy India's longstanding reputation as a strategically sovereign country, and will render us irrelevant in global forums. I demand that the government issue a clear statement of condemnation and hold a press conference discussing the episode and its stance on the US attack on Iran in detail," the MP added.
A US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing 87 sailors.
The Iranian warship was returning from Visakhapatnam following an exercise organized by the Indian Navy last month. It was torpedoed by a US submarine off the southern coast of Sri Lanka in the early hours of Wednesday.
