In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India,
I received your Excellency's message of condolence on tragic martyrdom of committed brothers, the beloved president and the prime minister. I appreciate your sympathy and kindness. I particularly appreciate you for announcing public mourning in your country on the occasion of this painful disaster. It is hoped that such heinous crimes committed by the agents of the criminal America will reveal the true nature of this criminal to the oppressed nations of the world so that they are no longer deceived by the poisonous propaganda and help them protect their countries against the plunderers. It is also hoped that such incidents will provide a decisive response to accusations leveled against our Islamic and revolutionary government by our people's enemies who brazenly accuse us of buying weapons from and having ties with the regime occupying the beloved Jerusalem and Palestine.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Shahrivar 12,1360 AHS