The Indian Mission at the United Nations said that Erdogan’s speech was an act of “gross interference” in New Delhi’s internal affairs and that it was “completely unacceptable”. In just the past one year, Turkey has used various platforms to raise the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, but India has time and again told the West Asian country that it is an internal affair. Just last week, India slammed Pakistan, Turkey and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation at the 46th session of the Human Rights Council over their comments on India’s internal matters

New York: India on Tuesday came down heavily on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after the latter made uncalled for remarks on Kashmir during his United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) speech.

The Indian Mission at the United Nations said that Erdogan’s speech was an act of “gross interference” in New Delhi’s internal affairs and that it was “completely unacceptable”.

After Erdogan raked up the Kashmir issue at the UNGA, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti, took to social media platform Twitter and said that Ankara should learn to respect the sovereignty of other nations and reflect on its policies more deeply.

“We have seen remarks by President of Turkey on Indian UT of Jammu and Kashmir. They constitute gross interference in India's internal affairs and are completely unacceptable. Turkey should learn to respect the sovereignty of other nations and reflect on its policies more deeply,” Tirumurti tweeted.

The Turkish President, on day two of the high-level UNGA session said, “The Kashmir conflict, which is also key to the stability and peace of South Asia, is still a burning issue.”

As per the pre-recorded statement, the controversial leader said that it is important to solve the Kashmir issue through dialogue.