When PM Modi tweeted on the victory of 1971, Yunus government officials said – the war will have to continue.

Asif Nazrul, authorized advisor to the interim government of Bangladesh, has condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s social media put up on Vijay Diwas. He said that India was simply an ally on this victory, nothing extra. Vijay Diwas is well known to commemorate the give up of Pakistani Army earlier than the Indian Army on 16 December 1971. Bangladesh got here into existence due to India’s historic victory.

Prime Minister Modi had shared a put up on social media platform X paying tribute to the contribution of Indian troopers in the historic victory of 1971. Attaching a screenshot of that put up, Asif Nazrul wrote on Facebook in Bengali on Monday (December 16, 2024), ‘I strongly oppose this. December 16, 1971 is the victory day of Bangladesh. India was solely an ally on this victory, nothing extra.

PM Modi had written in his put up, ‘Today, on Vijay Diwas, we honor the braveness and sacrifice of these courageous troopers who contributed to India’s historic victory in 1971.’ He said that his selfless dedication and unwavering dedication saved the nation. He said, ‘This day is a tribute to his extraordinary bravery and his steadfast spirit. His sacrifice will at all times encourage generations and will stay deeply embedded in the historical past of our nation.

Apart from Asif Nazrul, many different officials of the interim government additionally expressed the identical sentiment. The Daily Star newspaper reported on Tuesday that Chief Advisor Mohammad Yunus’ press secretary Shafiqul Alam shared Asif Nazrul’s put up. Meanwhile, convener of anti-discrimination scholar motion Hasnat Abdullah additionally criticized PM Modi’s put up.

He wrote on Facebook, ‘This was the liberation war of Bangladesh. It was for the independence of Bangladesh towards Pakistan however PM Modi claimed that it was solely India’s war and their achievement, whereas his assertion ignored the existence of Bangladesh. He said, ‘When India claims this independence as its achievement, I see it as a risk to our independence, sovereignty and unity. It is necessary for us to combat towards this risk created by India. We have to proceed this combat.

Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor Mohammad Yunus on Monday, on the event of completion of 54 years of the nation’s independence in 1971, said that this Victory Day is extra necessary as a result of this yr the world’s worst autocratic government was ousted from energy. Mohammad Yunus didn’t point out Bangladesh’s founding chief Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in his speech on the event of Victory Day.

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