India has staged a strong protest with Ireland over recent incidents of violence against Indian citizens, the Ministry of External Affairs (Mea) said on Thursday, given that top Irish leaders including President Michael de Higgins have publicly condemned attacks.
“There have been several cases of violence against Indian citizens in Ireland. We have taken the case with Irish officials in Dublin along with the embassy here,” Mea spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said in a weekly media briefing, as stated by HT.
He said, “We note that as the President of both Ireland, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister have publicly condemned these derogatory acts of violence.”
Jaiswal said that the Indian embassy in Dublin is in touch with the victims and community members, expanding “all possible support”.
The embassy has further issued an advisor to urge Indian citizens to take “proper precautions” for personal safety and avoid uninhabited areas, especially during odd hours.
Irish President condemns attacks on Indians
The Irish President Higins has recently condemned violence against members of the Indian community “unevenly”, described incidents as “low” and is contrary to the main values of Ireland.
In a statement released on Tuesday, Higgins said that the attack followed a part of violent attacks in Dublin and other cities, which Irish Police, Garda said that “completely and thorough investigation is being done.”
Higgins said, “Recent low attacks on Indian community members are in the contradiction of values we love as a people,” Higgins said. “That any person in Ireland, especially any young person, must be drawn into such behavior through manipulation or provocation, disproportionate condemnation.”
He said, “Is it necessary to accept the loss that is caused by such provocation ignorance or malice, which is the reason. This type of acts are reduced to all of us and the people of India have brought it to the life of this country.”
Higgins “medicine, nursing, care businesses, in cultural life, in business and enterprise, just praised the role of Indians for quoting something.”
He said, “His presence, his work, his culture, has been a source of promotion and generosity for our shared life. Ireland’s relations with India are neither recently nor superficial,” he said.
The President also recalled his meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar earlier this year, during which he discussed the routes for Indo-Irish history and freedom.
