REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Indian Hindu priest Yati Narsinghanand is currently the subject of public discussion on social media due to controversial statements and spreading hatred against Islam. Obviously, he called on his followers to attack and invade the Kaaba in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

In this regard, the President of the International Muslim Lawyers Community (IMLC), Chandra Purna Irawan, said that the call for hatred against Muslims in India was not the first time but had a long history.

Even addressing discrimination through state policies, for example in 2020 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi passed the Anti-Muslim Law (UU) or Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB).

“Under this law, Indian Muslims will also be required to prove that they are indeed Indian citizens. Therefore, there is a possibility that Indian Muslims may lose their citizenship for no reason,” Chandra said in a statement on Wednesday (4/19). /2023). ).

Chandra felt that the incitement to hatred was a systemic, planned, widespread and massive action. According to him, the international community must take a stand on this very worrying situation.

“The international community should not hesitate and be afraid of being accused of interfering in the internal affairs of India. Because according to international law, what happened in India is a violation of international law, for example, Article 2 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, General Assembly Resolutions 53/144 of 9 December 1948 and the Statute of Rome,” Chandra said.

IMLC will officially send a letter to the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court to immediately conduct an investigation. Chandra hopes the global community won’t ignore her.

“If the international community remains silent, then international law created by the West will not provide legal protection to Muslims in various parts of the world, but international law is used to legalize their interests,” Chandra said.