Singh threatened the Italian government with unspecified “consequences” asthe marines look likely to remain at home.

Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone are accused of shooting dead twofishermen from Dolphin Tankers' 104,000–dwt Enrica Lexie (built 2008) off India in 2012.

According to his Twitteraccount, Singh said on Wednesday: “They have violated every rule of diplomaticdiscourse and call into question solemn commitments given by an accreditedrepresentative of a government.”

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