British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G-20 meeting in Bali.
London: The British media BBC has made a documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which is hotly debated. In fact, many controversial claims have been made in this documentary regarding the Gujarat riots of 2002. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has clarified the controversy surrounding this documentary titled ‘India: The Modi Question’. Sunak said he did not agree with what was shown in the documentary. Let us tell you that despite giving a very strong response, India has called this BBC documentary a piece of propaganda.
What’s in the controversial documentary?
This BBC documentary claims that the British government knew about Modi’s alleged involvement in the 2002 Gujarat riots. The BBC’s description of the documentary states that it “examines the tensions between India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the country’s Muslims, investigates claims of his role in the 2002 Gujarat riots, which claimed over 1000 lives. This BBC documentary is being protested not only in India but also in the UK saying that it can spoil relations between the two countries.
India gave a strong response
India on Thursday branded a BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots as “propaganda”, saying it clearly showed bias, lack of objectivity and colonialism. Indian foreign ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said in this BBC documentary that spreading a “false narrative” is part of propaganda. He said this made us think about the purpose of this exercise and the agenda behind it.
What did Rishi Sunak say?
Sunak, asked if he agreed with claims in a BBC documentary that some diplomats in the British Foreign Office knew that “Prime Minister Narendra Modi was directly responsible”, said he did not agree with the opposition Labor Party. agree with the description of PM Modi by Imran Hussain of Pakistani origin. “The position of the British government on this is clear and it has not changed,” said Sunak.
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