Ahmedabad, June 29 (Agencies): Killing people in the name of cow protection is not acceptable, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, breaking his silence on the wave of murderous attacks by vigilantes on people accused of eating beef or slaughtering cows. Let's create an India our freedom fighters would be proud of,” the prime minister said. As a society, there is no place for violence,” Modi said. Critics and opposition politicians have accused Modi of failing to condemn the violence and the cow protection groups, some with links to his party, accused of fomenting the attacks, a charge the prime minister's Bharatiya Janata Party denies. “I am glad that the prime minister finally came out and said something, but it is not enough.

Source: The Telegraph June 29, 2017 09:11 UTC