'Iran always supported us': Raj Thackeray slams PM Modi for his stand on West Asia conflict

"Iran has always supported us whenever we were in trouble even on Jammu & Kashmir," Raj Thackeray said.

Mumbai: In a strong statement, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over India’s position vis-a-vis the Israel-United States vs Iran war saying that the latter has always supported the country on the issue of Jammu & Kashmir.

“Iran has been helping us, supporting us for long… we should have supported Iran,” Raj said addressing the annual Gudi Padwa rally at the historic Shivaji Park in Mumbai.

“Modi did not condemn the attack by (the Israel-US alliance) on Iran…Modi did not condemn the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei,” Raj said, coinciding with MNS' 20 years celebrations.

“Iran has always supported us whenever we were in trouble even on Jammu & Kashmir... however, we have not stood by them,” Raj said.

Raj also said that Iran had been giving oil to India under a rupee-payment mechanism.