“Nobody is in Pakistan’s favour… all nations stand with India”: BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], May 31 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MP, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, a member of the all-party delegation, said on Saturday that “nobody is in Pakistan’s favour", highlighting global support for India.

Speaking to ANI, Rudy stated, Nobody is in Pakistan’s favour… All nations stand with India’s right to respond. India is bringing the world on one platform against terrorism."

Highlighting the African Union’s support for India, he noted that “the African Union is standing with India… They said that whether terrorism is in Africa or in India, they are against it."

“The entire world is getting the message that Pakistan is a terrorist state," he added.

After the (NCP-SCP) MP Supriya Sule-led delegation meeting with the Peace and Security Council of the African Union at its Headquarters, Rudy appreciated their solidarity, stating, “We appreciate the thoughts and solidarity which they have expressed… Thank you for supporting the cause of India."

“We have come to the headquarters of the African Union, which is working against terrorism in Africa… They gave a presentation and showed how lakhs of their soldiers have been killed," he said.

Earlier, the delegation met with Adem Farah, Vice President of the Prosperity Party, Ethiopia’s ruling party.

The delegation had arrived at Bole International Airport in Ethiopia on Friday, where they were received and welcomed by the Ambassador of India to Ethiopia, Anil Kumar Rai.

The delegation also includes Rajiv Pratap Rudy (BJP), Vikramjit Singh Sahney (AAP), Manish Tewari (Congress), Anurag Singh Thakur (BJP), Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu (TDP), Anand Sharma (Congress), V Muraleedharan (BJP), and former diplomat Syed Akbaruddin.

The delegation also met with the former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.

Following the meeting, Desalegn stated, “Terrorism is a global problem, and as a global community, we need to cooperate and coordinate to fight against terrorism. The African Union has very good regulations as far as fighting terrorism is concerned, and especially when terrorism is state-sponsored, it is a very dangerous one. We need to find a way to fight terrorism… Global South, especially, has to cooperate and be strong in the fight against terrorism."

After the meeting, Sule called the interaction “excellent," lauding Desalegn’s five-decade-long engagement with Ethiopia’s political and economic landscape.

Recently, the delegation concluded its diplomatic visit to South Africa with a series of meetings at India House in Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa, involving political leaders, think tanks, and the Indian diaspora.

In a diplomatic outreach following Operation Sindoor, the Modi government has formed seven multi-party delegations to inform nations about Pakistan’s links to terrorism and India’s strong message of zero tolerance for terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.

Seven all-party delegations are taking part in various outreach programmes in their countries they are assigned to.

The delegations aim to brief international partners on India’s response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and its broader fight against cross-border terrorism while engaging with leaders in France, the UK, Germany, the EU, Italy, and Denmark.

The seven delegations are visiting Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Algeria, the UK, France, Germany, the EU, Italy, Denmark, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, Singapore, the UAE, Liberia, Congo, Sierra Leone, the US, Panama, Guyana, Brazil, Colombia, Spain, Greece, Slovenia, Latvia, Russia, Egypt, Qatar, Ethiopia, and South Africa.

Operation Sindoor was launched on May 7 as a decisive military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack by Pak-sponsored terrorists in which 26 people were killed. Indian Armed Forces targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, leading to the death of over 100 terrorists affiliated with terror outfits like the Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen. (ANI)

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