Omar Abdullah: The Iranian Warship Destroyed by the US Near Sri Lanka Was Our Guest

A U.S. submarine destroyed an Iranian warship near the southern coast of Sri Lanka, resulting in the deaths of dozens of sailors.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed concern over the attack on an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, calling it “unfortunate.”

As the crisis in West Asia escalated, a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka on March 4, killing dozens of sailors and escalating Washington’s attacks on the Iranian Navy. The Iranian warship IRIS Dena was returning to Iran from an eastern Indian port.

Omar Abdullah said the warship was attacked while returning from a naval exercise in India. He said, “They were our guests. In some way, our country is also being dragged into this situation. What will happen in the future is beyond my jurisdiction,” Omar said while speaking to the media.

On Kashmir, Abdullah warned against those trying to vitiate the atmosphere, saying they should not be allowed to take advantage of the situation.

Regarding the Nepal elections, he said that elections are essential for democracy and added, “A new leader has emerged there.”

Let’s see what the people of Nepal decide.”

“This is the first general election there since those events. Elections must be conducted properly in a democracy. How can a government be formed without elections? As I’ve read in the newspapers, a new leader has emerged there.”

Abdullah said, “Let’s see what the people of Nepal decide.”

On Nitish Kumar’s Rajya Sabha nomination, Abdullah said it was an internal matter of Bihar. He mentioned Kumar’s past ties with the India Bloc and wished him well. “We wish him a constructive role in the Rajya Sabha. “Omar Abdullah said, “I will also ask my three colleagues in the Rajya Sabha to meet with Nitish Kumar from time to time.”