PIO professors find Modi as PM dreadful
Around 75 professors wrote open letter and attacked Modi
London: Around 75 professors and other academics of Indian origin working at some of Britain’s prestigious institutions such as Cambridge and Oxford universities and London School of Economics issued an open letter on Tuesday, sharply attacking BJP leader Narendra Modi and saying, “The idea of Modi in power fills us with dread”.
The academics led by Prof. Chetan Bhatt and Gautam Appa of the LSE issued the open letter in the UKs Left-leaning Independent newspaper.
“As the people of India vote to elect their next government, we are deeply concerned at the implications of a Narendra Modi-led BJP government for democracy, pluralism and human rights in India,” the letter said targeting Mr Modi.
“Narendra Modi is embedded in the Hindu nationalist movement, namely the RSS and other Sangh Parivar groups, with their history of inciting violence against minorities. Some of these groups stand accused in recent terrorist attacks against civilians,” the letter titled “The idea of Modi in power fills us with dread” reads.
The letter followed a similar open letter by Indian-origin author Salman Rushdie and artist Anish Kapoor among others in The Guardian earlier this month.