‘Selective Religiophobia’: India calls out Kabul Gurdwara ‘hate crime’ at UN

In a strong worded statement on the Kabul Gurdwara attack, India called out selectivism in condemning hatred against non-abrahamic religions at the United Nations. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), India's Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Ambassador TS Tirumurti raised concerns about the 'selective' efforts to combat religiophobias. "And on 18th June, a couple of days ago and on the very day we commemorated the International Day for countering hate speech, we saw yet another tragic example of this against Sikh religion, this time in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Gurudwara Karte Parwan was attacked, desecrated and damaged. We condemn in the strongest terms this cowardly dastardly attack where lives were tragically lost," said Tirumurti at the informal High-Level Meeting to mark the commemoration of the first International Day for Countering Hate Speech. Watch this video for more details.