India protests social media post by key member of Bangladesh interim government

The controversial post on Facebook by Mahfuz Alam, who is a de facto minister without portfolio and special assistant to Yunus, added to the strains between the two countries. Alam deleted the post after it attracted widespread criticism.

External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told a regular media briefing on Friday that leaders such as Alam should be “mindful” of their public comments.

“We have taken this up with the Bangladesh government. We have strongly registered a protest on this issue. We understand that the post being referred to has reportedly been taken down,” Jaiswal said.