Narendra Modi, then chief minister of Gujarat, had turned up at the home of Hemant Karkare in November 2008 after the grieving family had thrice told his office they did not wish to meet anyone, according to media reports then. Karkare’s widow Kavita, however, was quoted as saying the day after the visit: “It is part of our culture to be hospitable to visitors, and Modi is an elderly person. Earlier, after the funeral, her sister-in-law Amruta Karkare had said: “Didi has refused to meet any politician…. Now, 11 years later, Modi has nominated to a Lok Sabha seat the terror suspect Karkare had arrested and who has said her “curse” led to his death. We know who the BJP has sided with.”Another tweet recalled Modi’s visit to “Mrs Karkare’s house” and said: “Wonder what would happen if that lady could curse.”

Source: The Telegraph April 20, 2019 01:18 UTC