Hindu nationalist "rioters" in Gujarat, 2002 Twenty years ago, from the end of February 2002, the Indian state of Gujarat saw horrific, arguably genocidal, violence against Muslims, with its government implicated in the pogroms. Gujarat’s chief minister then was Narendra Modi, now the prime minister of India. The 2002 events were linked to a chain of sectarian conflicts in the state, involving Hindu-chauvinist attacks on Muslims, going back to the late 60s. These outbreaks were exploited by the organised Hindu right and far right to feed their rise.
Hindu nationalist "rioters" in Gujarat, 2002
Twenty years ago, from the end of February 2002, the Indian state of Gujarat saw horrific, arguably genocidal, violence against Muslims, with its government implicated in the pogroms. Gujarat’s chief minister then was Narendra Modi, now the prime minister of India.
The 2002 events were linked to a chain of sectarian conflicts in the state, involving Hindu-chauvinist attacks on Muslims, going back to the late 60s. These outbreaks were exploited by the organised Hindu right and far right to feed their rise.
Hindu nationalist "rioters" in Gujarat, 2002
Twenty years ago, from the end of February 2002, the Indian state of Gujarat saw horrific, arguably genocidal, violence against Muslims, with its government implicated in the pogroms. Gujarat’s chief minister then was Narendra Modi, now the prime minister of India.
The 2002 events were linked to a chain of sectarian conflicts in the state, involving Hindu-chauvinist attacks on Muslims, going back to the late 60s. These outbreaks were exploited by the organised Hindu right and far right to feed their rise.
Updated Yesterday · 11:20 pm Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and West bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. | Narendra Modi/Twitter and PTI
The Trinamool Congress is likely to return to power in West Bengal, multiple exit polls predicted on Thursday. The Bharatiya Janata Party, which mounted a strong campaign in the state will get more than 100 seats, but will fall short of the majority by a significant margin, the predictions said. However, the saffron party is expected to retain power in Assam.
In Tamil Nadu, exit polls predicted a sweeping victory for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam while the Left Democratic Front looks set to return to power in the neighbouring state of Kerala.