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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has been stranded in India since September 10 due to a technical snag in his aircraft, took off from New Delhi on Monday afternoon, an official said. The development came after the technical issue with the plane was resolved.

Earlier, a substitute plane dispatched from Canada to fly Trudeau was diverted to London. Trudeau was in New Delhi to attend the G20 Summit that was hosted by India from September 9 to 10.

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During the G20 summit, Trudeau who arrived in New Delhi on September 8, faced strong criticism from India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns about the continuous "anti-India activities" by extremists in Canada, emphasising that this is an issue of "strong concern".

Justin Trudeau leaves the International Media Centre after addressing a press conference regarding the G20 Leaders' Summit, in New Delhi on Sunday. (Image: ANI)

PM Modi has said the extremist elements are promoting secessionism and inciting violence against Indian diplomats, damaging diplomatic premises, and threatening the Indian community in Canada and their places of worship, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement. 

Responding to PM Modi's concern about "anti-India activities" in the country, the Canadian Prime Minister said that his nation has always taken threats of violence "extremely seriously".

"Over the years, with PM Modi, we have had many conversations on both of those issues. Canada will always defend freedom of expression, freedom of conscience, and freedom of peaceful protest and it is extremely important to us. At the same time, we are always there to prevent violence and to push back against hatred," Trudeau said, as quoted by news agency ANI.

Notably, several incidents of Khalistani extremism have been reported in Canada over the past few years. Recently, a tableau parade was organised in Ontario, a province in east-central Canada, celebrating the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, which drew severe criticism from New Delhi.

(With Inputs From Agencies)