Violent ethnic clashes in Leicester were stoked by Modi's party
Violent ethnic clashes in Leicester last year ‘were stoked by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party’, sources claim
- Sources claim that those in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tried to incite violence
Violent ethnic clashes in Leicester last year were stoked by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party, UK security sources say.
Activists from Mr Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) used closed WhatsApp groups to incite British Hindus to confront Muslims as tensions escalated in August, they claim.
Sources warn the activists’ aims to influence British politics could become more ambitious. ‘So far, it’s mainly local politics – Modi and his BJP doing what they would do in Gujarat [Mr Modi’s home state] to get this or that local councillor elected,’ one said.
Violent ethnic clashes in Leicester last year were stoked by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s (pictured) Hindu nationalist party, UK security sources say
‘But it has to be stopped before it spreads to attempt to influence our national politics.’
The claims are likely to provoke a diplomatic storm between London and India at a time when Prime Minister Rishi Sunak – himself a practising Hindu – is trying to seal a lucrative post-Brexit trade deal with India.
The Indian High Commission was approached for comment.
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