London: In a new report, the Daily Mail has reported that the violent ethnic clashes that took part in Leicester, UK last year were allegedly “stoked by Prime Minister Modi’s Hindu nationalist party”. Published during the weekend, the Daily Mail report points to the BJP’s ideology of Hindu nationalism, which prioritises the interests of the Hindu majority and has been criticised for marginalising religious and ethnic minorities. Daily Mail was told that India-based BJP activists then started to issue messages and memes which were widely circulated within WhatsApp groups amongst Hindus in Leicester. The security source told Daily Mail that the alleged interference appeared to be part of Modi’s desire to pose as the leader of Hindus across the world. After last year’s riots, several studies were done examining the role of social media in stoking the Leicester disturbances.

Source: Daily Mail May 15, 2023 07:06 UTC