"According to media reports, the Prime Minister of Malaysia has yet again remarked on a matter that is entirely internal to India. The Citizenship Amendment Act provides for citizenship through naturalisation to be fast-tracked for non-citizens who are persecuted minorities from three countries," a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs said.
"The Act does not impact in any manner on the status of any citizen of India, or deprive any Indian of any faith of her or his citizenship," the statement said.
The Malaysian Prime Minister had criticised India's new citizenship law while speaking on the sidelines of the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019 on Friday. He said, "I am sorry to see that India, which claims to be a secular state now is taking action to deprive some Muslims of their citizenship."
India has not taken kindly to these statements and asked Malaysia to "refrain" from commenting on India's "internal" matters.
"...the Prime Minister of Malaysia's comment is factually inaccurate. We call upon Malaysia to refrain from commenting on internal developments in India, especially without a right understanding of the facts," the MEA statement said.
Mahathir Mohamad, who is known to be inclined towards Pakistan, has in the past also raised the issue of Kashmir and expressed concerns regarding the situation in the Valley.
Questioning the recent amendment in India's citizenship laws, Mahathir questioned the "necessity" of the changes. "People are dying because of this law. Why is there a necessity to do this when all the while, for 70 years, they have lived together as citizens without any problem?" he asked.
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