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Shivam Patel

BBC issued Indian court summons over Narendra Modi documentary defamation case

A BBC documentary examined Indian leader Narendra Modi’s role during anti-Muslim riots in 2002.

India’s Delhi High Court has issued a summons to British broadcaster BBC in a defamation case over its documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi that questioned his leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots.

The suit was filed on the basis that the documentary “maliciously defamed India”, said Siddharth Sharma, an advocate for Gujarat-based non-profit Justice on Trial that filed the suit.

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