‘Very rare for US envoy to…’: Congress leader on Eric Garcetti's comments on Manipur situation

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violence-hit Manipur in any way if asked. Manipur has been witnessing violence after clashes erupted during a rally organized by ATSU to protest the demand for the inclusion of Meiteis in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list. “I don't think it's about strategic concerns, it's about human concerns.

You don't have to be an Indian to care when children or individuals die in this sort of violence. We know peace as a precedent for so many good things," Garcetti said on Manipur violence. He added, “There has been so much progress in the Northeast and the East...We stand ready to assist in any way if asked.

We know it's an Indian matter and we pray for that peace and that it may come quickly. Because we can bring more collaboration, more projects, more investment if that peace is in place." Reacting to Eric Garcetti's remarks, Congress leader Manish Tewari said that it is very rare for a US envoy to make such a statement on India's internal affairs. He also referred to previous challenges in Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, and the northeast region.

“To the best of my recollection going back atleast 4 decades in Public life I have never heard an US Ambassador making a statement of this nature about the internal affairs of India. We faced Challenges in Punjab, J&K , North East over the decades and surmounted those with sagacity & wisdom," Tewari said in a tweet. The Congress leader further said, “Even when Robin Raphel would be loquacious on J&K in the 1990’s the US Ambassador’s in India were circumspect." “I doubt if the New@USAmbIndia @ericgarcetti is cognisant of the convoluted & torturous history of US-India relations & our sensitivity about interference perceived or real, well intentioned or mal intentioned into our internal affairs,"