'Double face, forked tongue': MJ Akbar slams Pakistan in Copenhagen

MJ Akbar

Former Union Minister MJ Akbar, currently part of an all-party delegation led by BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, launched a sharp attack on Pakistan during an address to the Indian diaspora in Copenhagen.

He accused Pakistan of being “double-faced” and having a “forked tongue,” criticizing its calls for dialogue with India following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.

"Pakistan has a government with a double face, which face do we talk to? Pakistan has a government with a forked tongue, whose tongue do we address? Pakistan has talks with a poisoned tongue...Who gets hurt when a tongue is poisoned? A snake is never killed by its own poison," Akbar said.

Highlighting India’s stance, Akbar said, "And yet we have the moral courage to say that we will talk on the issues that matter. We will not waste our time on talks which have become an excuse. All talks with Pakistan are simply a period which Pakistan exploits in order to prepare itself for the next terrorist attack. The talks are nothing but a bluff."

“We now have a leader who has exposed Pakistan’s game. No one else has tried as hard to bring a nation suffering from a genetic disorder to its senses," he said while praising PM Modi for calling out Pakistan’s tactics.

Akbar is joined by BJP MPs Daggubati Purandeswari and Samik Bhattacharya, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, Congress MPs Ghulam Ali Khatana and Amar Singh, and Ambassador Pankaj Saran.

The delegation is part of India's broader diplomatic outreach following Operation Sindoor, a military strike on terror camps in Pakistan and PoK. These missions aim to present a united Indian front against terrorism to the global community, including key allies and the UN Security Council.