India on Tuesday night strongly rejected "insinuations" made against it in a report by a Canadian commission that investigated allegations that certain foreign governments were meddling into Canada's elections.
In a strong reaction, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it rejects the report's "insinuations" on India.
It is, in fact, Canada which has been "consistently interfering" in India's internal affairs, it said.
"We have seen a report about alleged activities on purported interference. It is in fact Canada which has been consistently interfering in India's internal affairs," the MEA said.
"This has also created an environment for illegal migration and organised criminal activities," it said in a statement.
"We reject the report's insinuations on India and expect that the support system enabling illegal migration will not be further countenanced," it added.
India's government has been suspected of using proxy agents to provide "clandestine financial support" to candidates from three federal political parties during an election, according to Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail.
In September, 2023, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Justice Marie-JosÃe Hogue to lead the commission of inquiry into allegations about foreign meddling in elections.
The commission probed allegations of interfering with the elections against China, Russia, among others, reported Canadian media outlets.
In June last year, a report by Canada's National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians found that some members of parliament were witting or semi-witting participants in foreign meddling.
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