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‘Hope you understand as a Native Indian’: Indian MP shreds Warren for criticizing canceled meeting with US reps over Kashmir
An Indian MP has taken US Senator Elizabeth Warren to task after she raised concerns about a canceled meeting between New Delhi and a fellow progressive lawmaker, poking fun at her self-declared Native American bona fides.
After Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar scrapped a scheduled meeting with US lawmakers – including Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) – during the 2+ 2 summit in Washington on Friday, Warren fired off a tweet calling “efforts to silence” the congresswoman “deeply troubling.” The tweet prompted a swift mocking response from BJP lawmaker Rajeev Chandrasekhar, arguing that Jayapal is no authority on Kashmir.
“We are sorry you’re troubled. Don't be,” Chandrasekhar said. “We have no objections to Pramila Jayapal mumbling to herself, or even to you, on stuff she knows nothing about.”
It’s just that we don’t want to waste our time listening to her nonsense. Hope you understand being Native [American] Indian and all.
We are sorry ur troubled. Dont be. We hv no objections to @PramilaJayapal mumbling to herself or even to u on stuff she knows nothing abt. Its just that we dont want to waste our time listening to her nonsense. Hope u understand being Native Indian and all.
