External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during a gathering successful Sydney. (PTI Photo)
Hours aft it came to the fore that Ottawa has blocked an Australian quality outlet that aired a property league by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar wherever helium made beardown comments connected the India-Canada standoff, the media institution has deed retired astatine the restriction.
The Australia Today, via a connection connected X, said: “We astatine @TheAusToday would similar to widen our heartfelt gratitude to each #news outlet, #journalist, and #supporter who stood by america during a challenging time. The caller regularisation and prohibition connected our interrogation with Indian External Affairs Minister @DrSJaishankar and the property league with Australian Foreign Minister @SenatorWong connected #socialmedia, nether orders from the Canadian government, person been hard for our squad and those who worth escaped and unfastened #journalism.”
They added, “Despite these restrictions, your unwavering enactment has been a beacon of spot for us. Whether it was sharing our sum connected different platforms, voicing concerns astir Press Freedom, oregon simply offering encouragement, each enactment made a difference. We profoundly admit the solidarity shown by our assemblage and their committedness to upholding the state of accusation and the close of audiences to entree #diverse perspectives.”
The Ministry of External Affairs Thursday had said that it was “surprised” implicit the “strange” Canadian move, adding that it “yet again highlights the hypocrisy of Canada towards state of speech”.
Statement from The Australia Today:
We astatine @TheAusToday would similar to widen our heartfelt gratitude to each #news outlet, #journalist, and #supporter who stood by america during a challenging time. The caller regularisation and prohibition connected our interrogation with Indian External Affairs Minister… pic.twitter.com/53UTd5Le19
— The Australia Today (@TheAusToday) November 7, 2024
In Canberra, Jaishankar, successful remarks connected the Canadian allegations against India implicit the sidesplitting of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, had said that Canada made the allegations without providing specifics and that it was unacceptable for India that its diplomats were enactment nether surveillance.
“Let maine marque 3 comments. One, Canada has developed a signifier of making allegations without providing specifics. Secondly, erstwhile we look astatine Canada, for america the information that they are putting our diplomats nether surveillance is thing which is unacceptable. Third, the incidents (attack connected the Hindu temple), and bash look astatine the videos. I deliberation they volition archer you successful a mode successful governmental abstraction contiguous which has been fixed to extremist forces there,” helium said, lasting adjacent to Wong.
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