(IANS) US Senator and Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders has termed India’s action in Kashmir as “unacceptable” to his cheering Muslim audience in Houston.
But according to veteran US Army Colonel Lawrence Sellin, Sanders’ statement was likely influenced by his Pakistani-American campaign manager and Muslim activist, Faiz Shakir.
Sanders told a gathering of Muslims that he was “deeply concerned” about the situation in Kashmir and asked the US government to “speak out boldly in support of a UN-backed peaceful resolution” to resolve the issue.
Addressing the annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America in Houston on Saturday, the 77-year-old leader also sought an immediate end to the communications blockade in Kashmir.
