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French President Emmanuel Macron UK MP Bob Blackman

day slammed The New York Times United States stands with India.” between India and Pakistan. ing united against extremism.
newspaper over its reporting of the US National Security Advisor In his address at the commem- The event brought together
terrorist attack in Jammu and Kash- Mike Waltz called the attack in Pa- orative ceremony held at the In- members of the Indian diaspora from
mir’s Pahalgam, as it described the halgam a “terrible tragedy.” “A terri- dia House in London to remember across the UK, who came to pay their
terrorists as “gunmen” and “mili- ble tragedy. Please join me in praying the victims of the Pahalgam attack, respects and stand in solidarity with
tants.” for the victims and their families,” Blackman offered condolences to the victims and their families. India’s
In a post on X, the US House Waltz posted on X. the victims, their families and all the High Commissioner to UK, Vikram
Committee Majority on Foreign Af- French President Emmanuel Hindus. He even recalled his visit to Doraiswami, addressed the attend-
fairs shared a modified version of the Macron held a telephonic conversa- Kashmir and spoke about the beauty ees, emphasizing the importance of
New York Times headline, replacing tion with Prime Minister Narendra of the region. resilience, unity, and justice in the
‘militants’ with ‘terrorists’. Modi on Thursday and spoke about Bob Blackman said, “We come to face of such tragedies.
The headline of a news article on the terrorist attack in Jammu and share the grief. When terror strikes, Doraiswami said that the attack
Pahalgam killings in The New York Kashmir’s Pahalgam on Tuesday, it strikes the hearts of humanity... was conducted to prevent people of
Times said: “At Least 24 Tourists which claimed 26 lives and injured This act (the terrorist attack) demon- Jammu and Kashmir from carrying
Gunned Down by Militants in Kash- several others. Macron expressed strates the hatred towards people be- out normal day-to-day businesses, to
mir.” France’s support for India and its cause of their religion, and this can- stop them from improving their lives
Quoting the screenshot of the people in this hour of grief. not be tolerated. I raised this issue in through work and business.
same, the US House Committee Ma- He said France and its allies will the House of Commons. I asked for Doraiswami said, “First and
jority on Foreign Affairs said, “Hey, continue the fight against terrorism a statement from the government to foremost, why is this something that
@nytimes, we fixed it for you. This wherever necessary. He shared de- make sure that we express not only is worthy of our attention. It is so be-
was a TERRORIST ATTACK, plain tails regarding his conversation with our grief and our support for India, cause this is the largest killing of civil-
and simple. Whether it’s India or Isra- PM Modi in Hindi on X. but also for the actions that India ians since the Mumbai terror attacks.
el, when it comes to TERRORISM, In a post on X, Macron stated, “I believes fit following this terrorist at- In 2019, there was a similar terror
the NYT is removed from reality.” have just spoken to my counterpart tack. The sad reality is that we could outrage... it was a targeted attack on
US President Donald Trump @narendramodi about the cowardly see a rapid escalation. I offer my con- the paramilitary convoy. In this case,
held a telephonic conversation with terrorist attack on Tuesday, which re- dolences to the victims, to their fam- people were pulled out, identified on
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on sulted in the tragic death of dozens ilies and all Hindus... We are so sorry the basis of their identity, their reli-
Wednesday and offered his condo- of innocent civilians. France stands about it.” gious identity and shot dead. These
lences at the loss of lives in a ter- firmly with India and its people in Earlier, the High Commission of were civilians in the vast majority,
ror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. this hour of grief. France, together India in the UK held a solemn com- and all who were there were just to
Trump condemned the terror attack with its allies, will continue the fight memorative ceremony at the India have a holiday. The purpose of this
in Pahalgam and expressed full sup- against terrorism wherever neces- House to remember the victims of exercise was purely to create terror
port to India to bring to justice the sary.” the terrorist attack that took place in and to undermine the ongoing nor-
perpetrators of this “heinous attack.” British MP Bob Blackman has Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on malization of circumstances in Jam-
US Vice President JD Vance expressed strong support for what- April 22. mu and Kashmir.”
also called Prime Minister Naren- ever India does to pursue the ter- Distinguished guests, including Also, Israel’s Ambassador to
dra Modi and strongly condemned rorists and those who supported the Union Minister of State for Parlia- India, Reuven Azar, extended his
the dastardly terror attack in Jammu terrorists behind the terrorist attack mentary Affairs L Murugan, Maha- country’s support to India in the fight
and Kashmir. He conveyed his deep- in Pahalgam. He expressed hope that rashtra’s Minister of Social Justice against terrorism. “Sad and appalled
est condolences on the loss of lives all the political parties in the UK will Sanjay Shirsat, UK Member of Par- following the terrorist attack in J-K,
and reiterated that the United States join the Indian government in ex- liament Bob Blackman and several which took the lives of innocent ci-
stands with the people of India in this pressing support for whatever India other UK MPs, joined the gathering vilians. Our thoughts are with the
difficult hour. decides to do, including military ac- to express their condolences and sup- victims and their families and our
US Secretary of State Marco Ru- tion, if necessary, to eliminate those port. The presence of UK lawmakers support is for the security forces in
bio has also offered support to India. terrorist bases that exist on the oppo- underscored the shared commitment their struggle against terror,” Reu-
Rubio wrote in a post on X, “The site side of the Line of Control (LoC) to condemning terrorism and stand- ven Azar said in a post on X.

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