2002 Gujarat riots: BBC documentary on Modi biased…blatant colonial mindset, says MEA

A DAY after the BBC aired the first part of a two-part documentary, “India: The Modi Question”, focusing on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s and his then state government’s response to the 2002 Gujarat riots, the government Thursday called it a “propaganda piece”, which lacked “objectivity” and reflected a “colonial mindset”.

In London, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he does not agree with the “characterisation” made by Imran Hussain, the Pakistan-origin British MP who raised the question about Modi’s role and alleged complicity calling the riots “ethnic cleansing”.

“The UK government’s position on this has been clear and longstanding and has not changed. Of course, we don’t tolerate persecution anywhere but I’m not sure I agree at all with the characterisation,” Sunak said.