New Delhi:
AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has slammed trolls concentrating on International Secretary Vikram Misri following the federal government’s announcement of the ceasefire with Pakistan. Mr Misri has been the face of the federal government in its briefings on Operation Sindoor. Together with Colonel Sophiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, the seasoned diplomat articulated India’s place through the tense safety scenario.
“Mr Vikram Misri is a good and an sincere hard-working diplomat working tirelessly for our Nation. Our civil servants work underneath the Govt this have to be remembered & they should not be blamed for the selections taken by The Govt /or any Political management working Watan E Aziz,” Mr Owaisi mentioned in a put up on X.
Mr Vikram Misri is a good and an Trustworthy Onerous working Diplomat working tirelessly for our Nation.
Our Civil Servants work underneath the Govt this have to be remembered & they should not be blamed for the selections taken by The Govt /or any Political management working Watan E… https://t.co/yfM3ygfiyt— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) Might 11, 2025
Earlier, Congress chief Salman Anees Soz got here to Mr Misri’s defence. “Vikram Misri, a Kashmiri, has accomplished India proud. No quantity of trolling can diminish his service to the nation. If you cannot say thanks, be taught to close up,” he mentioned.
Vikram Misri, a Kashmiri, has accomplished India proud. No quantity of trolling can diminish his service to the nation. If you cannot say thanks, be taught to close up.
— Salman Anees Soz (@SalmanSoz) Might 11, 2025
In an interview with NDTV, former Exterior Affairs Minister and Congress chief Salman Khurshid mentioned the concentrating on of Mr Misri was “very, very unhappy”. “We will say with out hesitation that these three (Mr Misri, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh) have been a exceptional face of our dedication, the readability of goal, the dedication and the sense of confidence they gave. There are folks within the nation who will troll anyone for choices taken at the next stage and choices taken within the enlightened self-interest in fashionable occasions. We aren’t a rustic of jingoists. We’re a rustic that believes in defending its rights and sovereignty, but in addition a rustic that believes in diplomatic interplay with the world,” he mentioned, including that placing strain on officers on this method was “very unhappy”.
Former diplomat Navdeep Suri mentioned the trolling of Mr Misri is “shameful”. “It’s completely disgusting to see the trolls goal International Secretary Vikram Misri and his household. He has been an image of professionalism – calm, composed, measured and articulate. However that is not sufficient for the bloodlust of a piece of our society. Shameful,” he mentioned on X.
An alumnus of Delhi’s Hindu School and XLRI, Jamshedpur, Mr Misri briefly labored in promoting earlier than becoming a member of the Indian International Service. He has labored in a number of Indian missions overseas and likewise within the Prime Minister’s Workplace. He took cost as International Secretary in July final yr.
In the course of the carefully adopted authorities briefings since Operation Sindoor started, the International Secretary obtained a lot reward for his alternative of phrases and apt responses to Pakistan’s remarks.
In his response to Pakistan’s proposal for a joint probe into Pahalgam assault, which left 26 innocents useless, Mr Misri mentioned Islamabad doesn’t a have “shiny file” on this entrance. “We, specifically with regard to the Mumbai assaults of 2008, the place a Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist was captured alive; India supplied intensive info and proof associated to the involvement of Pakistani terrorists on this assault. Circumstances had been registered, however you’re all conscious that these circumstances haven’t progressed regardless of the formation of judicial groups and so on., and Pakistan has constantly stonewalled all efforts to maneuver the investigation alongside,” he mentioned.
Additionally, in a pointy response to a Pakistan Military officer flagging Indians’ crucial remarks in opposition to its authorities, he mentioned such criticism is the hallmark of any open and functioning democracy.
Lieutenant Common Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the chief of the Pakistan Military’s media arm ISPR, was addressing the press when he pointed to remarks by a number of Indians — politicians, social media influencers and most people — criticising the federal government’s actions.
In his reply, Mr Misri mentioned, “The Pakistan Military spokesman appears to take nice pleasure at the truth that the Indian public ought to criticise the federal government of India with regard to numerous points. It could be a shock to Pakistan to see residents criticising their very own authorities. That’s the hallmark of any open and functioning democracy. Pakistan’s unfamiliarity with that shouldn’t be shocking.”