UN Chief slams India for religious hatred against Muslims and Christians

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has termed religious intolerance, totally unacceptable while referring to recent attacks on Muslims and Christians in India.

He was responding to a question about religious extremism in India during his press conference at UN headquarters, New York.

The Secretary General said during his recent visit to India for G-7 summit, he had no bilateral meeting with Indian leadership to raise the issue of religious hatred but he reiterated the world body’s position that religious intolerance is a violation of human rights and is totally unacceptable.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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