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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Shaikh Azizur Rahman

Narendra Modi’s BJP bans Indian Islamic group for ‘terrorist’ links

Men in white T-shirts parade training at a football ground
Members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) undergo parade training at a football ground in June in the southern state of Kerala, where the group was founded. Photograph: RS Iyer/AP

An Islamic organisation that says it fights discrimination against minorities in India has disbanded after the government declared it and its affiliates unlawful, accusing them of involvement in terrorism.

The government of Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) accused the Popular Front of India (PFI) group of having been involved in “terrorism” and “anti-national activities”.

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