India, Sept. 22 -- condemned the violence that marred Sunday's mass protests in Manila, vowing to hold accountable masked agitators it branded as "anarchists" who hijacked what began as a peaceful demonstration against corruption.

"Peaceful rally, nasamahan ng iilang nais manggulo. Mananagot ang lahat, iyan ang nais ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. sa lahat ng sinumang gumamit ng karahasan sa naganap na peaceful rally noong Linggo (It was a peaceful rally, disrupted by a few who wanted trouble. Everyone will be held accountable -that is what President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. wants for all who used violence during the peaceful rally last Sunday)," Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said.

Castro said President Marcos respected the peo...