India conveys its strong displeasure to South Korea on Hyundai Pakistan post: MEA

The Ministry of External Affairs has said in a press release that the South Korea's Ambassador to India - Chang Jae-bok – was summoned and told about India's "strong displeasure" over "an unacceptable social media post" by Hyundai Pakistan.

A Pakistan-based dealer of Hyundai, which is a Seoul-headquartered automobile manufacturer company, posted a social media message last week supporting separatists in Kashmir. The post was deleted later on.

Official Spokesperson of MEA, Arindam Bagchi said in the press release, “We had seen a social media post on the so called Kashmir Solidarity Day was made by Hyundai Pakistan. Immediately after this social media post on Sunday, 6th February 2022, our Ambassador in Seoul contacted the Hyundai Headquarters and sought an explanation. The offending post had been removed subsequently.”

“The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea was summoned by the Ministry of External Affairs yesterday 7th February 2022. The strong displeasure of the Government on the unacceptable social media post by Hyundai Pakistan was conveyed to him. It was highlighted that this matter concerned India’s territorial integrity on which there could be no compromise. We expected the Company to take appropriate action to properly address these issues,” his statement added.

Bagchi also said that Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea H.E. Mr. Chung Eui-yong called External Affairs Minister this morning and while they discussed several issues, the RoK Foreign Minister also conveyed that they regretted the offence caused to the people and Government of India by the social media post.