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BJP terms Time magazine article author 'Pakistani'

The piece, a sharp criticism of Modi's leadership, has been written by Aatish Taseer, son of Indian journalist Tavleen Singh and late Pakistani politician and businessman Salmaan Taseer.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Image Source : PTIPrime Minister Narendra Modi

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday accused the Time magazine journalist, who authored an anti-Narendra Modi article, of perusing Pakistan's agenda to malign Modi’s image.

Addressing a press conference, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra also lashed out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi for retweeting the story.

The piece, a sharp criticism of Modi's leadership, has been written by Aatish Taseer, son of Indian journalist Tavleen Singh and late Pakistani politician and businessman Salmaan Taseer.

Calling the Prime Minister a unifier, the BJP spokesperson listed a number of welfare measures started by the Modi government to claim that the country was heading towards a new India under his "reforming, performing and transforming" agenda.

The TIME magazine had featured Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the cover of its international edition- the Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia and South Pacific -  with a controversial headline and a secondary one that reads "Modi the Reformer".

(With PTI inputs)

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