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Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington

DoJ urged to investigate US group accused of working as Modi-backed ‘foreign agent’

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Donald Trump shakes the hand of Narendra Modi at the White House in February. Photograph: Pib/Press Information/Planet Pix/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

One of the largest Sikh houses of worship in the US is calling on the Trump administration to investigate a non-profit it has alleged is working as a “foreign agent” on behalf of the the Indian government and prime minister Narendra Modi.

The Fremont Gurdwara Sahib, which said it draws 5,000 Sikh worshippers every week and is a “fulcrum” of the Sikh community in the US and around the world, has asked the Department of Justice to launch a national security investigation into the Hindu American Foundation (HAF), to determine whether the Pennsylvania-based non-profit should be required to file as an Indian foreign agent.

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