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NEW DELHI, Jan 21: A group of 302 former Judges, ex-bureaucrats and veterans on Saturday slammed a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “motivated charge sheet against our leader, a fellow Indian and a patriot” and a reflection of its “dyed-in-the-wool negativity and unrelenting prejudice”. They claimed it is the archetype of past British imperialism in India setting itself up as both judge and jury to resurrect Hindu-Muslim tensions that were overwhelming...

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

Documentary criticises measures like new citizenship regime, adopted on Modi’s watch as Prime Minister, as departures from constitutional secularism

The British broadcaster has come under fire over its two-part series "India: The Modi Question" on BBC Two.

The documentary questions PM Narendra Modi's actions during the anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat in 2002.

'Of course, we don't tolerate persecution where it appears anywhere but I am not sure I agree at all with the characterisation that the honourable gentleman has put forward,' Rishi Sunak said in response to an MP's question on the documentary.

The first part of the documentary series The Modi Question based on PM Narendra Modi during the 2002 Gujarat riots was released on Wednesday.

The controversial two-part documentary invited a scathing reaction for BBC not just India but also back in the UK.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has come out in defence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a controversial BBC documentary claimed that the British government was aware about the Indian leader having an alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots. World News | UK PM Rishi Sunak Defends PM Modi over Controversial BBC Series.

The documentary claimed that a team sent by the British government found Narendra Modi had prevented the police from acting to stop violence against Muslims.