• Tuesday, April 23, 2024

News

British foreign office apologises for Indian flag-ripping incident 

India’s prime minister Narendra Modi.

By: Keerthi Mohan

The British foreign office has apologised following the Indian national flag-ripping incident, where pro-Khalistani and Kashmiri protesters pulled down the flag from a pole at London’s Parliament Square. The incident happened on Wednesday when Indian prime minister Narendra Modu was addressing the Indian diaspora at Westminister. “While people have the right to hold peaceful protests, we are disappointed with the action taken by a small minority in Parliament Square and contacted High Commissioner Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha as soon as we were made aware,” according to Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s statement According to reports, officials have replaced the flag at the…

You do not have access to this content. You need to subscribe.

Related Stories

Videos

Mrunal Thakur on Dhamaka, experience of working with Kartik Aaryan,…
Nushrratt Bharuccha on Chhorii, pressure of comparison with Lapachhapi, upcoming…
Abhimanyu Dassani on Meenakshi Sundareshwar, how his mom Bhagyashree reacted…