Narendra Modi has been India’s prime minister since 2014, and was re-elected last year with a larger mandate. Photo: Reuters Narendra Modi has been India’s prime minister since 2014, and was re-elected last year with a larger mandate. Photo: Reuters
Narendra Modi has been India’s prime minister since 2014, and was re-elected last year with a larger mandate. Photo: Reuters
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India’s PM boosts Hindutva agenda with Ram temple ceremony amid coronavirus

  • The Ayodhya temple event is on the first anniversary of the revocation of Article 370 that took away special rights for Muslim-majority Kashmir
  • Narendra Modi’s presence at the event comes days after he attended a cabinet meeting with Covid-19 positive interior minister Amit Shah

Topic |   India
Kunal Purohit
Kunal Purohit

Updated: 10:24pm, 4 Aug, 2020

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Narendra Modi has been India’s prime minister since 2014, and was re-elected last year with a larger mandate. Photo: Reuters Narendra Modi has been India’s prime minister since 2014, and was re-elected last year with a larger mandate. Photo: Reuters
Narendra Modi has been India’s prime minister since 2014, and was re-elected last year with a larger mandate. Photo: Reuters
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