BBC DOCUMENTARY ON PM MODI DISMISSED BY INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY

QUESTIONING HIS LEADERSHIP ON GUJRAT RIOTS AS “PROPAGANDA”

A BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi that will questioned his leadership during the massive deadly 2002 Gujrat riots as “propaganda” dismissed by India’s foreign ministry on Thursday.

During the communal riots in Gujarat Modi was the chief minister of the state that left more than 1,000 people dead, most of them were Muslims. After a train carrying Hindu pilgrims caught fire, killing 59, the violence was erupted.

Inquiry report showcased in the British documentary refers to the events as a “systematic campaign of violence” which has “all the hallmarks of ethnic cleansing”, and placed direct responsibility on Modi.

Never made public until the report of the United Kingdom government was revealed as in the documentary.

The inquiry team revealed thatModi had prevented the police from taking action against the violence targeted at Muslims, according to the documentary, released on Tuesday. Modi had specifically ordered authorities not to intervene, as cited sources said.

An inquiry by India’s top court Modi denied the accusations and was exonerated in 2012. Last year another petition questioning his exoneration was dismissed.

According to the BBC, the documentary was “rigorously researched” and included a “wide range” of voices and opinions, involved responses from people in Modi’s Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP).

“Indian government has an opportunity to respond the matter raised in the series, declined the right to reply given,” a BBC spokesperson said.