Indian Muslim Council
to Protest against Visit of Narendra Modi
"Narendra Modi, the architect
of genocide and mass rapes of Gujarati Muslims in March
2002 will be visiting the US on the 3rd anniversary of the
Gujarat pogrom. He has been invited as the guest of honor
by the Asian American Hotel Owners Association to address
the AAHOA convention in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on March
24 - 26 this year," says an email message received from
the Indian Muslim Council. It adds: "Inviting him is an
outrageous act and must be condemned and countered. We must
use this occasion to apprise the US government, its policymakers
and media and human rights activists of the fact that the
victims of Gujarat genocide are still being persecuted…
"By inviting a person such
as Modi who had brought shame to India and Hinduism, the
current AAHOA leadership is working against the interests
of its members and of the Indian community in the US. "IMC-USA
along with its partners in the Coalition to Build a Better
India is working with its coalition partners to launch a
multi-pronged campaign against Modi and his supporters in
the US ranging from legal arena to political field and mass
protests. The campaign will be run under the banner of Coalition
Against Genocide. The coalition will represent the beautiful
and colorful mosaic of the multi-religious and multicultural
India. IMC-USA will be a proud partner in this broad-based
effort to protect the pluralist ethos of India…"
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