Trudeau's remark on farmer protest 'ill-informed, unwarranted': India

India today termed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's remark about the protest by farmers in New Delhi as "unwarranted".

Trudeau made the remarks while participating in a Facebook video interaction organised by a Canadian lawmaker to mark the 551st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion.

In his opening remarks during the interaction, Trudeau said: "I would be remiss if I didn't start also by recognising the news coming out of India about the protest by farmers. The situation is concerning and we're all very worried about family and friends."

In New Delhi, Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava said in a brief statement, "We have seen some ill-informed comments by Canadian leaders relating to farmers in India. Such comments are unwarranted, especially when pertaining to the internal affairs of a democratic country."

"It is also best that diplomatic conversations are not misrepresented for political purposes," he said.