India on Wednesday strongly condemned Pakistan’s remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s participation in the flag-hoisting ceremony at the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, rejecting them "with the contempt they deserve", news agency PTI reported. India also urged Pakistan to focus on its own "abysmal human rights record" rather than lecturing others.

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, responding to questions during a media briefing, said Pakistan had no moral standing to comment on India’s internal affairs, especially given its own history of "bigotry, repression, and systemic mistreatment of its minorities".