This is an archive article published on July 6, 2023
Any attack on Indian High Commission completely unacceptable: UK Foreign Secretary
His comments follows threats and attacks targeted at Indian diplomatic missions in the US, Australia and Canada, and some threat posters emerging online with images of Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami and Dr Shashank Vikram, the Consul General of India in Birmingham
Cleverly's warning came after a poster titled "Kill India" was released by pro-Khalistan leaders in Canada and has led to a huge uproar.(REUTERS/Altaf Hussain)
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has strongly condemned any direct attacks on the Indian High Commission in London, describing them as “completely unacceptable”.
His comments follows threats and attacks targeted at Indian diplomatic missions in the US, Australia and Canada, and some threat posters emerging online with images of Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami and Dr Shashank Vikram, the Consul General of India in Birmingham.
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Taking to Twitter on Thursday, Cleverly wrote, “Any direct attacks on the Indian High Commission in London are completely unacceptable. We have made clear to @VDoraiswami and the Government of India that the safety of staff at the High Commission is paramount.”
There has been a very visible Metropolitan Police security presence at India House in central London since the High Commission building was targeted by Khalistani extremists, who tried to pull down the Indian tricolour and smashed windows back in March.
Any direct attacks on the Indian High Commission in London are completely unacceptable.
We have made clear to @VDoraiswami and the Government of India that the safety of staff at the High Commission is paramount.
India had issued summons to the Canadian High Commissioner after ‘Kill India’ posters sparked a row. The pro-Khalistan leaders released the poster and invited people to a ‘Khalistan Freedom Rally’ in Canada on July 8. The flyer labelled Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma and Consul General of India in Toronto Apoorva Srivastava as assassins of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The incident triggered widespread outrage among the Punjabi diaspora settled in Canada.
Earlier in March, the tricolour flying atop the Indian High Commission was grabbed at by the protesters chanting pro-Khalistan slogans. Following the incident on March 19, India registered a strong protest with the British government over the safety of its diplomatic mission and questioned the lack of sufficient security at the premises.
Cleverly's warning came after a poster titled "Kill India" was released by pro-Khalistan leaders in Canada and has led to a huge uproar.(REUTERS/Altaf Hussain) 
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