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BJP leader Subramanian Swamy says will sue UN official over alleged comments about Muslims

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Last Updated : May 21 2020 | 9:57 PM IST

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has said that he will sue a senior UN official, who described alleged comments about Muslims attributed to him as "extremely alarming", saying the diplomat's remarks are slander and a blatant lie.

Earlier this week, Under-Secretary-General Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, in a note to the media expressed concern over reports of "increased hate speech and discrimination" against minority communities in India since the adoption of the Citizenship Amendment Act in December 2019.

In the letter, Dieng made a reference to the BJP leader, saying statements such as those expressed by Member of Parliament Subramanian Swamy, that all people are not equal, and that Muslims are not in an equal category' as others are extremely alarming."

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First Published: May 21 2020 | 9:56 PM IST

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