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

Narendra Modi accused of stirring tensions as voting in India continues

A hand holds three cardboard cutouts of Narendra Modi with party supporters out of focus  in the background
A BJP supporter holds cutouts of Narendra Modi during an election rally at the weekend in Bengaluru, India. Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has been accused of hate speech during a campaign rally where he called Muslims “infiltrators” who had “many children” and claimed they would take people’s hard-earned money.

The opposition accused Modi of “blatantly targeting” India’s 200 million Muslim minority with comments made while addressing voters at a speech in Rajasthan on Sunday.

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