Indian PM Modi says he does not oppose Islam, Muslims as election campaign heats up
A cut-out of India n Prime Minister Narendra Modi installed along the roadside in the Rajkot district of Gujarat state, on 5 May 2024, ahead of the third phase of voting of the country's general election. He has called Muslims"infiltrators", and says his opponents plan to redistribute Hindu wealth among Muslims.
He denied discriminating against Muslims and has linked his recent comment to what he described as the opposition Congress party's election plan to redistribute the wealth of majority Hindus among Muslims. The Congress denies making any such promise. Modi is seeking a rare third straight term in the seven-phase election that started on April 19 and ends on June 1. Eleven states and territories will vote in the third phase on Tuesday and surveys suggest Modi will win comfortably when results are declared on June 4.
"I want to say to the Muslim community: introspect, think. The country's progressing, if you feel any shortcomings in your community, what is the reason behind it? Why didn't you get government benefits in the time when Congress was in power?"
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