Elyas Thumbe Condemns MHA Advisory; People of India Not Bound by Modi’s Ideological Allegiance

Muhammad Elyas Thumbe, National General Secretary of the Social Democratic Party of India, has strongly condemned the recent advisory issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs directing states to monitor and act against voices protesting the unjust atrocities carried out by the United States and Israel against Iran. He stated that this is not merely about so called pro Iranian expressions, but about citizens raising their conscience against war, destruction and violations of sovereignty. He described the advisory as a calculated attempt to intimidate dissenting voices and suppress democratic opinion within India. In a democracy, citizens have the right to express solidarity with oppressed peoples and to question unjust wars without fear of surveillance or reprisal. Such directions from the central government create an atmosphere of fear and undermine the constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression.

Muhammad Elyas Thumbe asserted that the people of India are not bound to follow the ideological allegiance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi or the Bharatiya Janata Party toward Israel or the United States. India’s foreign policy cannot be reduced to partisan preferences or undisclosed strategic closeness. It must reflect the country’s independent civilisational values, commitment to peace and respect for national sovereignty. The conscience of the nation cannot be subordinated to any government’s political alignments.

Reiterating the statement issued yesterday, Thumbe again criticised Modi’s continued silence on the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He emphasised that when leaders and governments across the world have taken positions on this grave development, the Indian government’s refusal to offer a clear and principled response amounts to a dereliction of moral responsibility. Several countries have openly criticised the targeted killing and the escalation that followed, and Spain has even denied access to its bases for further US military action in the region.