KUWAIT CITY, Nov 13, (KUNA): Kuwait officially and emphatically denied Indian press reports that a Kuwaiti ship had been seized by the Indian authorities after its crew promoted books calling for Islam.
An official source at the Foreign Ministry said in a statement released on Saturday, “Reacting to reports published by the Indian press that the authorities in India seized a Kuwaiti ship at a port in Mumbai for distribution of booklets promoting Islam, the Ministry immediately contacted the relevant authorities through the embassy in New Delhi and the Consulate in Mumbai, where they affirmed that the sea vessel was not Kuwaiti and had no Kuwaiti crew.” The Kuwaiti Embassy in New Delhi reacted to the Indian newspaper that published the report, affirming that it was unfounded. Moreover, the diplomatic mission asked the concerned newspaper to be keen on accuracy while publishing such reports and demanded that a reply be published on the same page where the false report was included.