U.S. Denies Visa to Indian Official
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The U.S. Embassy denied a visa to the Hindu nationalist chief minister of India’s western Gujarat state over his role in 2002 religious riots.
India denounced the decision, saying it showed a “lack of courtesy and sensitivity,” and urged the U.S. to reconsider.
Chief Minister Narendra Modi was denied a diplomatic visa to travel to the United States, and his existing tourist/business visa was revoked, an embassy spokesman said. Modi is a leader of India’s opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, which held power in 2002.
He has been accused of failing to prevent bloodshed.
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