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Journalist N Ram, Advocate Prashant Bhushan and TMC MP Mahua Moitra moved Supreme Court earlier today challenging the ban on the documentary about 2002 Gujarat riots.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear plea against Centres decision to ban the controversial BBC documentary

By using emergency powers to block the BBC documentary — which is critical of Narendra Modi’s handling of the Godhra riots in 2002, when he was Chief Minister of Gujarat — the Government of India has made it into an international story.

The protests in London came a week after the Indian government imposed a nationwide ban on the airing of the BBC documentary.

The BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots is currently blocked in India, while a plea in Supreme Court has challenged the ban.

The BBC documentary about the 2002 Gujarat riots and PM Narendra Modi has been making waves across the political arena in India.

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In the midst of the BBC documentary row, many claimed that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met with the producer of the controversial film.

The documentary alleges that Narendra Modi was 'directly responsible for a climate of impunity' that led to the violence against Muslims during the riots.

Addressing a weekly media briefing External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi said this documentary show, based on some internal UK report, shows the colonial mindset. The documentary sparked outrage and was removed from select platforms. BBC Documentary on PM Narendra Modi: Indian Diaspora Holds Protest in California Against India: The Modi Question.