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‘Forked Tongue': MJ Akbar Likens Pakistan To ‘Snake' In Denmark, Calls Out ‘Hold Talks' Bluff
Last Updated: MJ Akbar called out Pakistan's "hold talks" bluff during his address in Denmark and said that the neighbour has a "forked tongue" and its government has a "double face". Former Union Minister MJ Akbar, who is a part of the delegation led by BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad to Denmark, likened Pakistan to a 'snake", stating that the country holds talks 'with a poisoned and forked tongue". Highlighting that Pakistan has a government with a 'double face", he said that their calls for talks are only a 'bluff". His remarks came in reference to the sham requests by Pakistan to hold talks in the aftermath of India's Operation Sindoor, which brought the Pakistani military to its knees after Indian missile strikes that destroyed 11 of the enemy's airbases on May 10. 'Even well-meaning friends will ask you, why don't you talk to Pakistan? Pakistan has a government with a double face, which face do we talk to? Pakistan has a government with a forked tongue. Whose tongue do we address? Pakistan has talks with a poisoned tongue. Who gets hurt when a tongue is poisoned? A snake is never killed by its own poison," Akbar said. #WATCH | Copenhagen, Denmark | Former Union Minister MJ Akbar says, 'Even well-meaning friends will ask you, why don't you talk to Pakistan? Tell them Pakistan has a government with a double face, which face do we talk to? Pakistan has a government with a forked tongue; whose… — ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2025 'And yet we have the moral courage to say that we will talk on the issues that matter. We will not waste our time on talks that have become an excuse. All talks with Pakistan are simply a period during which Pakistan exploits in order to prepare itself for the next terrorist attack. The talks are nothing but a bluff," the former minister added. The BJP leader also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the firm decision to give a nod to Operation Sindoor to the armed forces and said that he has called out Pakistan's bluff. 'We now have a leader who has actually called out Pakistan's bluff…Nobody has made as much effort to bring a nation with a genetic disorder to its senses," he said. Akbar is part of a team constituting members from different political parties, including BJP MPs Ravi Shankar Prasad, Daggubati Purandeswari and Samik Bhattacharya, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, Congress MPs Ghulam Ali Khatana and Amar Singh, and Ambassador Pankaj Saran. The Central government has formed several such teams as part of a diplomatic effort after Operation Sindoor — a military strike targeting terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), carried out in response to the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam. Location : Denmark
NDTV
an hour ago
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- NDTV
"Government With Forked Tongue": MJ Akbar Rips Into Pakistan In Copenhagen
Copenhagen: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday (local time) hit back at Pakistani nationals who raised anti-India slogans outside a venue hosting an Indian parliamentary delegation in Copenhagen and said that they have come here in "desperation", advising people to "ignore them with impunity" Addressing the Indian community in Copenhagen, Ravi Shankar Prasad suggested the disruption was caused by the wide coverage of the global outreach programme to convey India's firm stance against terrorism. "I was very surprised to see Pakistanis here raising programme is going very are getting wide handlers in Pakistan must have told them to do something. They have come here in desperation. Pakistan is a desperate country that lives in desperation. Ignore them with impunity," Prasad said. He further highlighted the human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Balochistan, highlighting the plight of civilians in those regions. "What kind of ill treatment in PoK people are suffering, do you know? They are crying to shift to Balochistan, women are given the worst barbaric treatment is in great commotion fought four conventional of this India started, we only responded and Pakistan lost all of them... 'Jinnah ne banaya Pakistan woh ban gayi General ki Dukan' (Jinnah created Pakistan, it became an Army General's shop," Prasad said. The Indian delegation, led by Ravi Shankar Prasad, includes BJP MP Daggubati Purandeswari, Samik Bhattacharya, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, Congress MPs Ghulam Ali Khatana and Amar Singh, former Union Minister MJ Akbar, and Ambassador Pankaj Saran is in Copenhagen. Addressing the Indian community, Samik Bhattacharya laid down the objective of the delegation to alert the world against terrorism. "We are not seeking help from anyone with folded hands. We are going everywhere in the world - and we have only one objective: to alert them that what is happening with us is bound to happen with them. Hence, this terrorism must be uprooted. Every Pakistani knows what they are; they can't even open a shop in the name of Pakistan outside their country, they use Indian names, Bhattacharya said. Former minister MJ Akbar also criticised Pakistan, calling it a nation with a "double face." "Even well-meaning friends will ask you, why don't you talk to Pakistan? Tell them Pakistan has a government with a double face, which face do we talk to? Pakistan has a government with a forked tongue; whose tongue do we address? Pakistan has talks with a poisoned tongue that gets hurt when a tongue is poisoned... The talks are nothing but a bluff. We now have a leader who has actually called the bluff, Narendra Modi... Nobody has made as much effort to bring a nation with a genetic disorder to its senses." Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi highlighted the unity of all Indian parties against Pakistan. ""I am from the same Shiv Sena that dug up the cricket pitch to not allow Pakistan to play a cricket match in India and with the same commitment, I'm part of the joint delegation that has come from all political parties to say that as Indians we stand one and nobody can divide us," she said. Chaturvedi also fired shots at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for providing a loan to Pakistan, suggesting that it has gone to the Pakistan disruptors outside the venue. "As we were coming here, we saw some flags, and you all would know what those flags are. And I thought to myself, the IMF loan is coming in handy, and I hope those who are giving them the IMF loan realise what it's being used for," she said.
Time of India
3 hours ago
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- Time of India
Ravi Shankar Prasad Slams Pak Protesters in Denmark: 'Ignore Desperate Pakistan With Impunity'
/ May 31, 2025, 11:28AM IST BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad delivered a scathing response to Pakistani nationals who raised anti-India slogans outside an event in Copenhagen, Denmark, where an Indian parliamentary delegation was engaging with the Indian diaspora. Speaking boldly, Prasad called Pakistan a desperate country, accusing it of sending its proxies abroad to disrupt India's global outreach. He also exposed Pakistan's human rights abuses in PoK and Balochistan, and reminded the diaspora of India's consistent victories in all wars forced upon it by Pakistan.#ravishankarprasad #pakistan #india #denmark #pakistanprotest #antiindiaprotest #copenhagenprotests #pakistanexposed #poktruth #balochistanabuse #desperatepakistan #indiapakistanconflict #indiaabroad #bjpmpresponds #globaloutreach #toibharat
Time of India
5 hours ago
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- Time of India
Talks with Pakistan are a 'bluff': MJ Akbar hits out at 'double-faced' Pakistan
Live Events Desperation among protesters 'Human Rights Violations' 'IMF must see what loans are being used for' (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Former Minister of State of External Affairs MJ Akbar , who is also a part of the all-party delegation led by BJP MP Ravi Shankar, has called talks with Pakistan a 'bluff'.Speaking during an address to Indian diaspora at Copenhagen, the journalist-turned-politician also called Pakistan 'double-faced' and questioned that with which face should India talk to?"Even well-meaning friends will ask you, why don't you talk to Pakistan? Tell them Pakistan has a government with a double face, which face do we talk to? Pakistan has a government with a forked tongue; whose tongue do we address? Pakistan has talks with a poisoned tongue that gets hurt when a tongue is poisoned... The talks are nothing but a bluff," Akbar the Modi government 's response to Pakistan-sponsored terrorism , Akbar added, "We now have a leader who has actually called the bluff, Narendar Modi... Nobody has made as much effort to bring a nation with a genetic disorder to its senses."Led by Ravi Shankar Prasad , the Indian delegation, is touring France, the UK, Germany, the EU, Italy, and Denmark. The Members of Parliament also include BJP MP Daggubati Purandeswari, Samik Bhattacharya, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, Congress MPs Ghulam Ali Khatana and Amar Singh, former Union Minister MJ Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Ravi Shankar Prasad reacted strongly on Friday to anti-India slogans raised by Pakistani nationals outside a venue hosting an Indian parliamentary delegation in characterized the protest as an act of "desperation" and advised attendees to "ignore them with impunity."While addressing the Indian diaspora in Copenhagen, Prasad remarked on the motivations behind the protest, suggesting that the Pakistani demonstrators were spurred into action due to the extensive media coverage of India's global outreach program aimed at combating expressed his surprise at their presence, and said, 'I was very surprised to see Pakistanis here raising programme is going very are getting wide handlers in Pakistan must have told them to do something. They have come here in desperation. Pakistan is a desperate country that lives in desperation. Ignore them with impunity.'Prasad went on to shed light on the human rights violations occurring in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Balochistan , emphasizing the suffering of civilians in these said, 'What kind of ill treatment in PoK people are suffering, do you know? They are crying to shift to Balochistan, women are given the worst barbaric treatment is in great commotion fought four conventional of this India started, we only responded and Pakistan lost all of them... 'Jinnah ne banaya Pakistan woh ban gayi General ki Dukan' (Jinnah created Pakistan, it became an Army General's shop).'Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi highlighted the unity of all Indian parties against Pakistan."I am from the same Shiv Sena that dug up the cricket pitch to not allow Pakistan to play a cricket match in India and with the same commitment, I'm part of the joint delegation that has come from all political parties to say that as Indians we stand one and nobody can divide us," she also fired shots at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for providing a loan to Pakistan, suggesting that it has gone to the Pakistan disruptors outside the venue."As we were coming here, we saw some flags, and you all would know what those flags are. And I thought to myself, the IMF loan is coming in handy, and I hope those who are giving them the IMF loan realise what it's being used for," she said.(With ANI inputs)
News18
7 hours ago
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'Their Handlers In Pakistan...' BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad Slams Anti-India Slogans In Copenhagen
Last Updated: The BJP MP, while terming Pakistan 'desperate', said the country should be 'ignored with impunity' Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday termed Pakistani nationals raising anti-India slogans outside a venue hosting an Indian parliamentary delegation in Copenhagen 'desperate" and advised people to 'ignore them with impunity". Prasad, in his address to the Indian diaspora, said the disruption seems to have been caused by those who were rattled by the wide coverage that India's global outreach programme to convey the country's firm stance against terrorism was receiving. 'I was very surprised to see Pakistanis here raising slogans. Our programme is going very well, we are getting wide coverage. Their handlers in Pakistan must have told them to do something. They have come here in desperation. Pakistan is a desperate country that lives in desperation. Ignore them with impunity," Prasad said.
