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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Canada alleges Indian minister behind plot to target Sikh separatists

Narendra Modi walks with the Indian home affairs minister, Amit Shah
The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi (left), with his home affairs minister, Amit Shah, who Canada says is behind murder and intimidation plots. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters

The Canadian government has publicly alleged that India’s home affairs minister, Amit Shah, the prime minister, Narendra Modi’s, closest political ally, was behind a recent series of plots to murder and intimidate Sikh separatists on Canadian soil.

Testifying before a parliamentary committee, the Canadian deputy foreign affairs minister, David Morrison, acknowledged he had leaked information to the Washington Post about Shah’s alleged role in a campaign of violence and threats against the Sikh diaspora over the last few years.

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