Why did Vajpayee remind Modi of ‘raj dharma’: Cong’s swipe over BBC documentary ‘censorship’

The Congress on Saturday criticised the government for the “censorship” of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking why had then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee reminded Modi of ‘raj dharma’ after the 2002 Gujarat riots.

The Centre has issued directions for blocking multiple YouTube videos and Twitter posts sharing links to the documentary “India: The Modi Question”, according to sources. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had earlier slammed the documentary as a “propaganda piece” that lacked objectivity and reflected a colonial mindset.

Reacting to the developments, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said on Twitter, “PM and his drumbeaters assert that the new BBC documentary on him is slanderous. Censorship has been imposed.”