In one of the more surprising ballots cast at the United Nations
General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday, India joined 127 countries in opposing US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Social media, particularly Twitter, was abuzz with reactions to the UNGA vote, with India's vote polarising opinion in the subcontinent.
A member of parliament of the ruling Bhartya Janta Party (BJP), Subramaniam Swamy called the decision a 'huge mistake'.
The decision obviously hit a nerve with some.
Some even went as far as to call India's vote a 'betrayal'.
Embedded rich media on Twitter
Israel supported India:
— The Rightist 🇮🇳 (@RightistSingh) December 21, 2017
-During Kargil
-On Kashmir
-Intelligence sharing/ against Pak
-Lobbying for India in US
India betrayed Israel:
- voted against the creation of Israel in the United Nations General Assembly in 1948.
-voted against Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
Obviously, there was no dearth of those vilifying the decision.
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