The Minister of Foreign Affairs then stated that the Minister of Indian Affairs should retract his comments, while the Prime Minister tried to avoid the issue and justify the statement made by his Minister of Indian Affairs.
Le ministre des Affaires étrangères a déclaré, lui, que le ministre des Affaires indiennes devaient se rétracter tandis que le premier ministre, pour sa part, a tenté d'esquiver la question et de justifier les propos de son ministre des Affaires indiennes.