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Congress person Rahul Gandhi connected Sunday (June 14, 2026) lashed retired astatine Prime Minister Narendra Modi implicit the U.S.' statements aft 3 Indian sailors were killed successful American attacks, saying "our compromised PM" listens similar an "obedient servant" and complies with the "orders".
Mr. Gandhi besides said that "a compromised PM" volition not support the nation's honour due to the fact that helium is beholden to those who insult the country.
His remarks travel a time aft the U.S. said it conveyed to India that immoderate usurpation of its blockade successful the Strait of Hormuz and illicit transport of Iranian lipid volition not beryllium tolerated.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio conveyed this to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who spoke with him connected Friday (June 12, 2026) to lodge a beardown protestation against the decease of Indian nationals successful U.S. attacks connected ships disconnected the seashore of Oman.
In a station successful Hindi connected X, Mr. Gandhi said, "Just days aft 3 Indian sailors were killed successful American attacks determination is neither regret nor apology. On the contrary, the U.S. continues to contented orders."
"Read their words: 'Obey U.S. subject orders immediately.' No usurpation 'will beryllium tolerated'," the Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha said.
"A sovereign federation would ne'er tolerate specified language. But our compromised PM? Silent. He listens similar an obedient servant and complies with the orders," Mr. Gandhi said.
"A compromised PM volition not support the nation's grant due to the fact that helium is beholden to those who insult the country," helium said.
In different station successful Hindi, Mr. Gandhi referred to the decease of an Indian nationalist owed to aesculapian complications aboard a vas presently docked astatine the Duqm Port successful Oman.
"Under a compromised PM, being an Indian means facing a wretched plight. Foreign powers termination our citizens. Our authorities meekly obeys orders similar an obedient servant and our citizens are near to rot," helium said.
"Bring this Indian home. Now," Mr. Gandhi said, tagging a station quoting the Indian skipper of MT Celestial arsenic saying that the assemblage of his 2nd serviceman is decomposing.
The Indian nationalist died owed to aesculapian complications aboard a vas presently docked astatine the Duqm Port successful Oman, according to the Indian embassy successful Muscat.
In a station connected X connected Saturday (June 13, 2026), the Indian ngo identified the deceased arsenic Nishanth Uirthanathan, who was connected committee MT Celestial erstwhile helium passed away.
"Indian nationalist Mr. Nishanth Uirthanathan passed distant owed to aesculapian complications," it said, adding his mortal remains are presently connected the vas astatine the Duqm Port.
The embassy said it has been successful continuous interaction with the vessel absorption institution and is coordinating with each acrophobic stakeholders.
"Necessary arrangements are being made for the aboriginal repatriation of the mortal remains to India," the embassy said, arsenic it conveyed its condolences to the bereaved family.
According to State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott, Secretary of State Rubio, successful his telephone with Jaishankar, stressed that each commercialized vessels should instantly comply with orders from U.S. forces arsenic they question to uphold bid and information successful the Strait.
Mr. Rubio underscored that violations of the U.S. blockade and the illicit transport of Iranian lipid volition not beryllium tolerated, Pigott said successful Washington.
The U.S. has imposed a naval blockade successful the Strait of Hormuz since April 13, preventing transit of ships to and from the ports of the Islamic Republic arsenic portion of its efforts to restrict Tehran from profiting from lipid trade.
Three vessels with Indian unit came nether onslaught disconnected the Oman seashore this week. One of them resulted successful the decease of 3 Indian seafarers connected Wednesday (June 10, 2026).
Mr. Jaishankar past called Mr. Rubio to protestation their decease successful a U.S. subject onslaught connected a merchant vas successful the Gulf of Oman.
Such lethal actions against commercialized shipping are not justified, Mr. Jaishankar had said successful a station connected X aft helium spoke with Mr. Rubio.
Earlier connected Friday (June 12, 2026), India summoned U.S. Charge d'Affaires Jason Meeks successful New Delhi and told him that the American military's lethal strikes connected commercialized vessels with Indian unit members disconnected the seashore of Oman are unacceptable.
Hours later, U.S. President Donald Trump accused Iran of carrying retired drone attacks against Indian ships leaving the Strait of Hormuz, saying it was wholly unacceptable.
"Their [Iran's] wholly rebuffed Drone onslaught past nighttime against Indian Ships leaving the Hormuz Strait is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. They amended get their enactment unneurotic and FAST," Mr. Trump claimed successful a station connected Truth Social.
Iran vehemently rejected Trump's allegation. The U.S. President's accusation against Iran regarding an Indian vas successful the Strait of Hormuz is simply baseless, the Iranian Embassy successful India said.
"It is an effort to divert nationalist attraction from the brutal information that the U.S. has attacked 3 Indian vessels successful little than a week and killed 3 guiltless Indian sailors. That's pathetic!" it said successful a societal media station precocious Friday (June 12, 2026) night.
Shippings done the strait person been severely disrupted since February 28, erstwhile the U.S. and Israel launched associated attacks connected Iran, triggering retaliatory strikes. Disruptions successful marine postulation proceed adjacent though a fragile ceasefire has been successful spot since April 8.
