Turkey today urged India to crack down on terrorist organisation FETO, claiming it has opened schools in India and is trying to inflitrate into strategic government institutions in the country.
Turkey's Minister of Development Lutfi Elvan, who is currently on a visit to India, raised the issue with Home Minister Rajnath Singh when he met him here today.
Addressing a press conference later, he said the Indian government has assured him that it will take necessary measures to check the activities of that organisation.
Fethullah Gulen Terrorist Organisation (FETO) was blamed for a failed coup in July to topple President Tayyip Erdogan.
"Unfortunately, in India too this terrorist organisation has organised themselves. They have got four schools here, one international school and a college and they are organised in Delhi, South Delhi, Hyderabad and Kolkata.
"During our meeting we also had the opportunity to discuss this with Minister (Singh) about the preventive measures to be taken against this terorist organisation," Lutfi said.
Elaborating on the modus operandi of the terrorist group, the Minister explained that it operates under the disguise of providing education to students by setting up schools and offering scholarships.
"However, in the meantime they brainwash the students and they are trying to inflitrate with their alumni important strategic government institutions and once their alumni infiltrate in strategic government institutions they are acting towards the interest of this terrorist organisation," Lutfi said.
The Minister said the Indian Government has pledged to take necessary measures to stop the activities of the terrorist organisation.
"We expressed our concern about the FETO -- the terorist organisation, and the India side showed their solidarity with us and they have indicated to take necessary measures and we are going to follow uo the details of the procedures with the Indian side in the future," Lutfi said.
He informed that Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs has notified the Indian Ministry of External Affairs regarding the issue and the necessary channels will be used for follow up.
Lutfi said Indian authorities showed "great sensitivity" towards the issue and assured that they will work on it and take necessary measures.
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