- By Aditya Jha
- Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:25 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Iran-Israel-US War: An Indian-origin woman who currently serves in the US military has criticised the ongoing protests in India over the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israeli strike. In a post on Instagram, Shilpa Chaudhary claimed that the protests hurt the way people see India. While clarifying that she is not anti-Muslim, Chaudhary asserted that destruction of public property over Khamenei's death is not justifiable. She further claimed that Iranians would not have celebrated his death if Khamenei were a good person.
In her post, Chaudhary claimed that Indians were being mocked due to the protests, further asking what exactly the protestors wanted from the government. "What I want to ensure is that I don't want the people of India to be made a mockery of, which is happening worldwide. Maybe you don't realise it while sitting there (in India), but I can see a lot from where I am now," Chaudhary said.
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"Protests are being held in India in various places. I understand that you are religiously very hurt right now. I won't comment on that. But I have a question for you: I just want to know how the protests you are holding where you live, disturbing things in your area, are going to benefit you? What are you demanding from your state government? What will they do? How were they involved?" she further asked.
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She further claimed that Iranian women were celebrating Khamenei's killing, adding that people should love their own country. "So, please, open your eyes. Think bigger. India is viewed with great respect worldwide. Please don't destroy that respect...Love the country where you live. Don't force people to say that if you love another country so much, you should go and live there," she asserted.
Khamenei was killed in the strike on Saturday, leading to escalation between Iran and the joint forces of Israel and US in the Middle East region.