Acclaimed writer Arudhati Roy said she is ashamed of “how gutless and spineless our government has been”, in reference to India’s response to the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran. Speaking at a book-related event in Delhi, Ms. Roy said Iran is standing up to them while India cowers.
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“Long ago, we were a poor country of very poor people. But we had pride and dignity. Today we are a rich country with very poor, unemployed people who are fed on a diet of hatred, poison and falsehoods instead of real food. We have lost pride, dignity and courage, except in our movies,” she said.
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“What sort of people are we whose elected government cannot stand up and condemn the U.S. when it kidnaps and assassinates Heads of State of other countries,” she asked.
