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‘Be mindful’: India raps Bangladesh government over now-deleted ‘annex’ post by key aide of Muhammed Yunus | India News – Times of India

'Be mindful': India raps Bangladesh government over now-deleted 'annex' post by key aide of Muhammed Yunus

NEW DELHI: Ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Friday responded to a post, which was later deleted, by Mahfuz Alam, a close aid of chief adviser of Bangladesh, in which he threatened to “annex” parts of India.
“We have registered our strong protest on this issue with the Bangladesh side. We understand that the post being referred to has reportedly been taken down,” MEA spokesperson Randhi Jaiswal said.

Mahfuz Alam, an adviser in Bangladesh’s interim government headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, had sparked controversy with a provocative facebook post suggesting annexation of parts of India. The remarks were made on December 16, Victory Day, a national holiday in Bangladesh commemorating its victory over the Pakistani army in the 1971 Liberation War.
Mahfuz accused India of pursuing policies aimed at “containing” and “ghettoizing” Bangladesh. He linked events such as the 1975 coup, which resulted in the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family, and the ongoing protests in 2024 to efforts to reduce Bangladesh’s dependence on India.
He claimed that for Bangladesh to achieve true independence and liberation, it must break free from its current constraints and expand its territory. He said that this was just the beginning of their efforts.
Responding to his (now deleted) facebook post, the MEA spokesperson said, “We would like to remind all concerned to be mindful of their public comments. While India has repeatedly signalled interest in fostering relations with the people and the interim government of Bangladesh, such comments underline the need for responsibility in public articulation.”
Mahfuz was previously introduced by Yunus at a Clinton Global Initiative event in New York in September as the “mastermind” behind the protests that led to the ousting of Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh.

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