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A clip shared by Al Jazeera<\/em> on December 17, 2025, featuring Hana Muneer, an Indian student currently studying in Qatar, has ignited widespread reactions on social media and among political commentators. In the video, Muneer is seen stating that she does not feel a sense of belonging to India as a Muslim and alleging that the Indian state has \u201cstripped\u201d her of agency, a remark that Al Jazeera amplified through its official English-language handle.<\/p>\n In the clip from Doha Debates, Muneer says, \u201cWhether I feel belonging to India or not, I would say, a quite crisp no, because as a Muslim\u2026 I feel like the state has stripped me of my agency.\u201d She further added that she was more interested in exploring what she described as a \u201cuniversal moral order.\u201d The statement, clipped and circulated widely by Al Jazeera,<\/em> quickly became a flashpoint for debate over identity, representation, and international media framing of India.<\/p>\n The remarks drew an immediate response from Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who participated in the discussion and expressed concern over the student\u2019s sense of alienation. Tharoor said that his understanding of India was rooted in the idea that no citizen should feel excluded on the basis of religion, language, ethnicity, or region. He described it as \u201cregrettable\u201d if Muneer had been made to feel that way and stressed that such exclusion ran contrary to India\u2019s foundational principles.<\/p>\n \u201cWhether I feel belonging to India or not, I would say, quite crisp no.\u201d<\/p>\n Student Hana Muneer says that as an Indian Muslim, she does not feel represented by the state. #DohaDebates<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/hsrPh8l9NU<\/a><\/p>\n\n