Kathmandu, Sep.1 . The Embassy of India has said its attention has been drawn to a media report appeared in the India Today quoting Rajnath Singh, Home Minister of India stating – “Although the Madhesi problem is an internal issue of Nepal, the Indian government will protect the interests of the one crore Indians living there.”

“The Hon’ble Home Minister of India has denied making any such statement at the event yesterday in Maharajgunj, Uttar Pradesh. The Madhesi issue, he said, was required to be addressed by the Nepalese themselves,” the Embassy of India stated in a press release today. RSS