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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Erum Salam

Modi’s US visit prompts condemnation and protest from Muslim leaders

Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar at a news conference in 2021. Tlaib and Omar are among those who have said they will boycott Narendra Modi’s address to Congress on Thursday.
Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar at a news conference in 2021. Tlaib and Omar are among those who have said they will boycott Narendra Modi’s address to Congress on Thursday. Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Narendra Modi’s state visit to the US has prompted condemnation and protest from Muslim leaders, lawmakers and other allies.

US house representatives Rashida Tlaib, Representative Ilhan Omar, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cori Bush and Kweisi Mfume are among those who have said they will boycott the Indian prime minister’s address to Congress on Thursday in light of the violence and repression of the media and religious minorities like Muslims, Christians, Sikhs and Dalits carried out under his rightwing nationalist government.

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