Bilawal defends his accusations against Modi by saying that he is “referring to historical fact.”
I feel I was alluding to a historical fact, and according to FM, they believe that bringing up the past, again and again, is a form of personal attack.
On Tuesday, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari defended his previous comments on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which he referred to Modi as the “butcher of Gujarat.” He stated that he was merely expressing his opinion “relating to something that happened in the past.”
Bilawal had referred to Modi as “the butcher of Gujarat” while speaking at a conference hosted by the United Nations a week ago. Modi has earned the nickname “the butcher of Gujarat” for his role in overseeing a pogrom against Muslims that took place in Gujarat in 2002, when he served as the chief minister of the state.
The foreign minister was quoted as saying that Modi was elevated to the position of prime minister of India rather than being punished for the slaughter in Gujarat in 2002 in which over 2,000 Muslims were killed.
The comments were made in response to those made by the Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, who said that Pakistan was the “epicentre of terrorism” since it “sheltered Osama bin Laden.”
During his speech, Bilawal stated, “Osama Bin Laden is no longer with us, but the Butcher of Gujarat is still with us, and he is the Prime Minister of India.” Before he became Prime Minister, he was not allowed to enter this nation under any circumstances. This individual serves as both the Prime Minister of the RSS and the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the RSS. What exactly is an RSS feed? The RSS was modelled after Hitler’s SS in terms of its ideology.”
The government of India expressed strong disapproval of Bilawal’s statements, and members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is currently in power, held demonstrations across the country, including one that took place in front of the Pakistani high commission in New Delhi.
The foreign minister defended his remarks in an interview with Bloomberg that was published today. He said that he was “speaking to historical reality” when he made the statements “. He stated that the phrase “Butcher of Gujrat” was not something that he had come up with on his own, but rather that Muslims in India, in the aftermath of the riots in Gujarat, used the phrase to refer to Modi.
He stated, “I believe I was referring to a historical fact; nonetheless, they consider that repeating history is a personal affront.” “I believe I was referring to a historical fact.”
Bilawal also out that it has been a few days since he made the comment, and since then, a member of the BJP has placed a bounty of twenty million rupees (INR) on his head. “He stated, “I don’t think taking such severe steps is the best way to disprove the fact that Mr. Modi is the Butcher of Gujarat.” “I don’t think the best way to disprove the fact that Mr.
“If I’m quoting somebody else and speaking about a historical fact that Mr. Modi would prefer we forget about, the response shouldn’t be a threat of assassination,” Bilawal said, adding that the death threat “crossed a line.” “If I’m quoting somebody else and speaking about a historical fact that Mr. Modi would prefer we forget about,” Bilawal said.
