KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Consultative Council for Islamic Organisation(MAPIM) has strongly condemned receiving of the United Arab Emirates’highest civilian award by India’s Narendra Modi while committing grosshuman rights’ violations against Muslims in occupied Kashmir, *KashmirMedia Service* reported on Monday.

The MAPIM, in a statement issued in Kuala Lumpur, stated, “We register ourdisgust and abhorrence to India’s Narendra Modi receiving the UAE honour.It is outrageous and shameful for the UAE to honour Modi the highestcivilian medal knowing very well the world is equating Modi as an oppressorof minority communities in India.”

“The UAE is blinded by the economic gains it anticipates to derive withIndia while Modi has his hands full of blood from his victims of massacrein Gujarat and Kashmir,” the statement said. “It is only recently that theworld was shocked by the annexation of Kashmir by India when it decided tostrike out the Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, stripping Kashmir ofits special status.”

The organisation further stated, the UAE’s decision reflects itsnon-concern on the violation of human rights and the international law.“Even worst, it does not seem to care the lives of Muslims persecuted underthe Modi’s administration.”

“The fact that India is working closely with Israel and sharing the Zionistexperience in dealing with Palestine, honouring the award to Modi reflectshow the UAE is cutting off itself away from the sentiments of the Muslimummah,” the statement deplored.

“We are outraged over the Indian government’s clampdown on theMuslim-majority Kashmir region occupied by New Delhi. UAE is now openlyaccepting and honouring a criminal.”

“If anything what Modi deserves is to be tried for crimes against humanityin the 2002 Gujarat pogrom which killed around 2,000 people, majority ofwhom are Muslims.”