Hyderabad, March 1 -- The Indian National Congress on Sunday, March 1, condemned the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, stating that the use of force to destabilise a leadership was disturbing.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge released a statement extending deepest condolences to the Supreme Leader's family and people of Iran. "To the Supreme Leader's family, to the people of Iran, and the Shia community around the world, we stand in solidarity with them as they navigate this grave crisis," his statement read.

The Congress flagged the recent trend of capturing a country with the use of force as disturbing. "The targeted use of force to destabilise the leadership and governing structures of a sovereign state, w...