India, Nov. 26 -- The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) lashed out at Pakistan over its recent statement on the Ram Mandir flag-hoisting ceremony, saying Islamabad, with a long record of bigotry and repression of its minorities, has no moral standing to lecture others.

MEA official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that "Pakistan should focus on its own abysmal human rights records, rather than delivering hypocritical homilies."

"We have seen the reported remarks and reject them with the contempt they deserve. As a country with a deeply stained record of bigotry, repression and systemic mistreatment of its minorities, Pakistan has no moral standing to lecture others," Randhir Jaiswal said during the weekly briefing.

"Rather than deliv...