Protest in Pune to condemn General Soleimani’s killing in US drone strike

The protest was held at the HMJI Irani Imambara in Camp. The organisers had planned to take out a march to the District Collector’s office but the plans were curtailed due to security reasons.

“American forces carried out this act of terrorism against a military officer in another county when he was traveling. The act is unlawful as per military rules, government rules and rules of the United Nations. This happened under the orders of the President of America, which resulted in the death of important people of two countries. India and Iran’s relation dates back to 2000 years and after this terrorist attack, we want India to support Iran and not America,” said Yusuf Baig, president of Shia Brothers of Pune.

One of the protesters, Mehreen Yusuf Baig, said, “The act of assassinating General Soleimani was a cowardly act. It was ethically wrong. India has good relations with both Iran and America. We should support justice…”

The protesters held several placards against America and Israel, with slogans of ‘America murdabad, Israel murdabad, India zindabad, Soleimani zindabad’.