Indian Bajranj Dal activist armed with a iron stick shouts slogans against Muslims as material burns in Gujurat state in February 2002. Photo: AFP/File
India blocks Twitter, YouTube links of BBC film on 2002 riots in Narendra Modi’s home state
- Blocking of content is allowed via ‘emergency powers’ under India’s information technology rules and YouTube and Twitter complied, a government adviser said
- India has seen rising anti-Muslim sentiment as Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party have pushed ahead with their Hindu nationalist agenda
Indian Bajranj Dal activist armed with a iron stick shouts slogans against Muslims as material burns in Gujurat state in February 2002. Photo: AFP/File