By Safa AhmedTwenty-one years ago, massive anti-Muslim violence broke out in India's Gujarat state. It was one of the worst anti-Muslim pogroms in the history of independent India ― and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was then chief minister of Gujarat, allowed it to happen. "[A]llow Hindus to vent their anger," Modi allegedly told police officers in a secret meeting, as violence engulfed Gujarat. Far from being banned from U.S. soil, Modi is now poised to attend a state dinner with President Joe Biden in Washington, D.C., on June 22. Despite the prime minister's record, members of the Biden administration and leading media figures have recently praised Modi.

Source: The Times June 21, 2023 17:40 UTC