NSTworld: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit out Thursday against “massacres” of Muslims in India after communal riots in NewDelhi left at least 33 dead.
“India right now has become a country where massacres are widespread. What massacres? Massacres of Muslims. By who? Hindus,” Erdogan said during a speech in Ankara after violence broke out this week between mobs of Hindus and Muslims over a citizenship law.
According to a document seen by AFP the victims are a roughly even mix of Hindus and Muslims, based on their names. Erdogan, a devout Muslim, sees himself as a defender of Islam, often taking public stands on issues concerning the faith and its followers.
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