India university tense over screening of BBC's Modi documentary
Tensions have flared at two of India's best-known universities over the screening of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his role in deadly religious riots in 2002.
A BBC Hindi reporter, who is on the campus, said the university's gates had been locked and described the atmosphere inside as calm at the moment. There is, however, a huge crowd of students and journalists outside. Videos show dozens of police personnel standing in a line outside the locked gate. Although the power cut prevented the public screening, JNU student leaders distributed QR codes so people could stream the video on their laptops and phones.
But the BBC has said the film was rigorously researched. A BBC statement said the series examines "the tensions between India's Hindu majority and Muslim minority and explores the politics of Mr Modi in relation to those tensions". It added that the Indian government was offered a right to reply, but had declined.
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