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AP News (23 April 2024)

Krutika Pathi

India’s main opposition party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called Muslims “infiltrators” - some of his most incendiary rhetoric about the minority faith, days after the country began its weekslong general election.

The remarks at a campaign rally Sunday drew fierce criticism that Modi was peddling anti-Muslim tropes. The Congress party filed a complaint Monday with the Election Commission of India, alleging he broke rules that bar candidates from engaging in any activity that aggravates religious tensions.

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