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India's 'modern-day Nero' to be grilled over Muslim bloodbath
2010
Overview
Crucially, Mr [Pathan] has testified he was present when the MP made a series of increasingly desperate calls for help, both to the local police and officials. As the rain of petrol and acid bombs being hurled at the three-storey house continued, Mr Jafri knew someone had to rescue them or else everyone would die. Finally the 72-year-old called Mr [Narendra Modi] directly. \"After calling Modi, Jafri was totally depressed,\" said Mr Pathan. \"When I asked him what happened, Jafri said 'There will be no deployment [of police].' In fact, he said that Modi had abused him, that he had used abusive language.\" \"He has also provided safety. Since Modi has come to power - forget about 2002 - there has not been a single incident of religious violence for seven-and-a-half years,\" he said. \"Today, a Muslim is more safe here than anywhere else in India. The average Muslim's income is double that anywhere else.\" The minister has certainly been quick to embrace India's major industries and has in return received warm words from many of its major tycoons, including Ratan Tata, who switched production of his 100,000 rupee Nano car to Gujarat after running into a labour dispute in West Bengal. Anil Ambani, one of the country's richest industrialists, last year said at a conference in Gujarat: \"[Modi] has done good for Gujarat and what will happen if he leads the nation?\" The backlash was swift. In more than 150 towns and almost 1,000 villages, violence erupted, overwhelmingly Hindu attacks on Muslim communi- ties. While there are some reports of Muslims attacking Hindus, few dispute that most victims were members of the minority community that make up 10 per cent of the state's population. The official death toll said 790 Muslims and 254 Hindus were killed, though a number of rights groups estimate the toll at double that. The Indian Supreme Court likened Mr Modi to a \"modern-day Nero\", while the US government refused him a visa on the grounds that he had \"violated religious freedom\".
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Independent Digital News & Media
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