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Indian American lawmaker Ro Khanna who recently joined the Pakistani Congressional Caucus said Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan needs to cool his heated rhetoric as Kashmir is an internal issue of India.

Addressing Indian American community in Freemont, California, Congressman Khanna said: "Kashmir is an internal matter for India's democracy and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan needs to cool his heated rhetoric and not escalate to a war or conflict.”

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"Imran Khan's rhetoric of war with India is absolutely ridiculous," Khanna, the two-term Democratic Congressman representing Silicon Valley in the United States House of Representatives, was quoted as saying by local India Post.

Khanna’s support in the democratic resolution and upliftment of communities from poverty and terror was greatly appreciated by the people from Jammu and Kashmir who have settled in the United States largely.

By Sowmya Sangam