New Delhi: India on Monday downplayed Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Mohammad Saeed's alleged anti-India remark at a rally in Peshawar in Pakistan.


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Speaking to news agency ANI, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said, “Reacting immediately to all statements made by such persons is not right.”


However, he added that India is well prepared and would give befitting reply to any threat to it.


"These kind of elements (Hafiz Saeed) keep threatening India. India is not a ordinary country. We are a responsible country, a responsible power. We will give befitting reply and in a responsible manner," he said.


The minister further said, "Security agencies are alert and they act on every input."


On Kashmir issue, Rijiju said, “Our Govt policy is very clear, if someone creates tension then we have policy to deal with that as well.”


Earlier in the day, according to media reports, issuing a new threat, Saeed called India "the number one enemy".


The rally was attended by MPs of Nawaz Sharif's ruling PML(N), Imran Khan's PTI and Jamat-e-Islami. It was called in support of Saudi Arabia's war against Houthi rebels in Yemen, reports said.


Notably, Saeed's statement comes on a day when Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Pakistan for a 2-day state visit. This is Xi Jinping's first visit to Pakistan. Ahead of the trip, Xi said that visiting Pakistan is like visiting the home of a brother.


Last week, Saeed had pledged full support to Kashmiris in their "struggle for freedom" and said he backed 'jihad' in the troubled state in concert with Pakistani government and the army.


The terror mastermind also warned that the "movement for attaining freedom" will intensify in the coming days, forcing India to give up Kashmir.


(With Agency inputs)