The evangelical leader also suggested that persecuted Indians should pray for Modi in the hope it will prompt him to better protect religious minorities.
group—an extremist paramilitary organization of which Modi has long been a member—has led the persecution on the ground.
More than 12,000 attacks against Christians were recorded last year, and the organization's latest report explained that for Hindu nationalists,"to be Indian is to be Hindu, so any other faith—including Christianity—is viewed as non-Indian." In the speech, he named Graham as a source of support and inspiration. Now the president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan's Purse, Graham toldthat the situation in India is"very troubling" for Christians, though said he supported Trump's efforts to build a friendship with Modi.
Modi did not attend Trump's religious freedom speech at the United Nations on Monday, but Graham said he"hopes his people were listening."
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