Modi’s Most Controversial Comments—On Gandhi, Gaza And His Birth—As He Seeks 3rd Term

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Siladitya Ray is a reporter on the Forbes news team who covers major world news stories breaking overnight with a focus on technology and online platforms. He joined Forbes in 2020 and works in New Delhi.

As voting in India’s election ends Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi—the star campaigner of his party’s bid to win a rare consecutive term in power—has stirred controversy with his comments in press interviews and campaign speeches over the six-week voting cycle.this week that no one outside the country had even heard of Mahatma Gandhi until Richard Attenborough released his Oscar-winning biopic “Gandhi” in 1982.

Modi appeared to blame this purported lack of global awareness about Gandhi on previous governments led by the opposition Congress party, saying while figures like Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr. were world-renowned, little was done to promote Gandhi’s legacy .

 

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