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US body comments on Sharjeel Imam's arrest, India's Ambassador says 'don't lecture others'

short by Shalini ojha / on Saturday, 14 November 2026
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom commented on Sharjeel Imam's arrest, saying, "Imam is a Muslim man detained in India for his religious freedom advocacy." India's Ambassador to US, Vinay Kwatra, replied, "USCRIF has no locus standi to sit in judgment over the constitutional rights of Indian citizens... introspect on your own prejudices and stop lecturing others."