“We can't just brush the facts of what happened under the carpet. It is important that the truth remains the truth,” he said.
Members of the Hindu Forum of Britain and other UK-based Hindu groups present at the event expressed their discontent with the proceedings and claimed Modi was being unfairly accused and attacked.
A small group of rabble-rousers had to be eventually escorted out of the room, with one member screaming “Modi will be PM of India”.
The meeting received the backing of a number of British parliamentarians, led by Labour MP John McDonnell, as well as celebrated Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor. “We are in a moment of great danger and your call to our sense of justice is much needed,” Kapoor said in his message read out at the event.
The event also marked the launch of ‘Narendra Modi Exposed: Challenging the Myths Surrounding the BJP's Prime Ministerial Candidate', a report published by the Awaaz Network and Monitoring Group.
In it the author, LSE Emeritus professor Gautam Appa noted that the BJP's claim of the so-called “clean chit” given to Modi by the Supreme Court is a misconception as the judicial process is still ongoing in India.
