(Anadolu) France’s interior minister denounced racist comments Saturday and defended his greetings to French Muslims commemorating the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.
Gerald Darmanin took to social media to post a message condemning “ordinary racism” for his tweet April 1 that wished all Muslims in France a “happy Ramadan.”
“Yesterday I wished a happy Ramadan to our Muslim compatriots. Since then, many comments, a bit racist, evoked that I did not wish a happy [holiday] to Christians or Jews. This is obviously wrong,” wrote Darmanin, adding links to his previous greetings for Christmas, Easter, Hanukkah and Rosh Hashanah celebrations.
“I hope those who share this fake information with an extremist mind apologize for these unjust attacks. In the meantime, yes, happy Ramadan,” he added.
