‘Ugly speech’ but not a surprise: Modi accused of anti-Muslim rhetoric on campaign trail

Published 2024-04-23
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign speech over the weekend calling the country’s Muslims “infiltrators” has sparked an outcry ahead of the second phase of the multiphase vote. But while Irfan Nooruddin from Georgetown University concedes it was incendiary, he notes that it comes as no surprise.

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All Comments (21)
  • @emandas5640
    Again French Media Interferences Indian Politics.
  • The speech is neither ugly nor surprising... because Modi did not make a hate speech against Muslims.. Modi was just exposing the appeasement politics nature of the opposition
  • @ajaybist3820
    Modi has done nothing wrong he told reality of cong
  • @user-fg4vw2qo4e
    French should keep their lecture to themselves , Modi said the right thing
  • @aneeshktk4448
    If France wanted Muslim from India then we are ready to give 18crore Muslim to France.. And enjoy your life.. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
  • @Jackshaikh7
    Now you talk about this in france media. It's like a international achievement for the BJP and for the Modi alone. If you think you criticizing India democracy then you are wrong it's a BJP India making progress on international level according to BJP hard core followers.
  • @swargiary5498
    What about French colonizing african nation till date
  • Why Manmohan singh need to used for islam community particularly he just can finish of by saying minorities or marginalised minorities? It shows they want their votes 🗳 to bank in more to control india 🇮🇳 🙄
  • @vkchaitanya2003
    Nothing wrong in what he said . Truth is bitter, and some times truth has to be told on the face
  • @alien4422
    I don't know Modi but he sounds based.
  • Mr. Modi stated blunt facts and he's right. Why should the resources of India go first to a particular religious group first? Why should the opposition party be given a pass on saying that Muslims comes first and the rest last in modern India? We are no longer under the Mughal's empire anymore.
  • How is that muslim nationalism is o.k. but not hindu nationalism. Is this the charecter of western colonial masters?
  • @GuruKhatri1
    First ECI should book Congress and Rahul Gandhi for saying they want to destroy Shakti.
  • @flyhigh4000
    French media tired of Russia's winning in Ukraine. So, they are diverting to Indian politics