India on Saturday versed to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s comments on Kashmir, ‘not interfere’ in India’s internal affairs and develop an actual understanding of the reality including the warning of terrorism flowing from Pakistan.

Erdogan on Friday recurrent his country’s support to Pakistan on Kashmir, telling a joint session of Pakistan parliament that India’s resolution to cancel the past state’s special status had “exacerbated the troubles of our Kashmiri brothers and sisters”.

“India rejects all references to Jammu & Kashmir, which is an integral and inalienable part of India. We call upon the Turkish leadership to not interfere in India’s internal affairs and develop a proper understanding of the facts, including the grave threat posed by terrorism emanating from Pakistan to India and the region,” said Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar.

The official’s statement came a day after visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Islamabad compared the circumstance in Kashmir with the Gallipoli campaign of the World War II and extended support to Pakistan. He termed India’s recent actions in Kashmir as “unilateral,” according to The Hindu.

President Erdogan had raised the Kashmir issue during his address at the United Nations General Assembly in September last year. Reacting to his remarks in the UN, India had said it “deeply regrets” the statement of Turkey on the Kashmir issue, and termed it an internal matter, PTI reported.