New Delhi: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the controversial BBC documentary. A BBC documentary claims that the British government knew about the alleged role of an Indian leader in the 2002 Gujarat riots.
India terms the documentary ‘a piece of propaganda’
India on Thursday termed the BBC’s documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots as ‘a piece of propaganda’, saying it clearly reflected bias, lack of objectivity and a colonial mindset.
Responding to reporters’ questions in New Delhi on the BBC documentary, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said it was part of a disinformation campaign to propel a particular ‘false narrative’. He said that this is an attempt by an agency and some people to create a narrative again.
Opposition Labor MP had asked the question to the British Prime Minister
At the same time, when British PM Sunak was asked whether he agreed with the claims made in the BBC documentary that some diplomats of the UK Foreign Office knew that ‘Prime Minister Narendra Modi was directly responsible’, he said that he was in opposition. Labor Party MPs do not agree with the characterization of Prime Minister Modi done by Imran Hussain of Pakistani origin.
BBC has released the documentary in two parts
Let us tell you that the BBC documentary is on the riots in Gujarat, when Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of the state. The BBC documentary is in two parts. However, the documentary has been removed from some platforms after the controversy arose. Sunak said, ‘The British government’s position in this regard is clear and it has not changed at all.’
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