New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- Former Indian diplomat Mahesh Sachdev on Saturday tore into Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80), likening it to a "virtuous performance, worthy of a role in a Bollywood film" and slamming it as a "fake narrative" riddled with factual inconsistencies.

Speaking to ANI, Sachdev excoriated Sharif's speech for its "doublespeak" and glorification of terrorism, a charge echoed by First Secretary at India's Permanent Mission to the UN, Petal Gahlot, in India's rebuttal to Sharif's speech while exercising the right of reply at the general assembly.

"I think it was a virtuous performance, worthy of a role in a Bollywood film. On a serious note, one should say...