Howdy Modi: Several groups gather to protest Modi’s visit to Houston

Under a coalition called Alliance for Justice and Accountability (AJA), protest groups in Houston are protesting Modi’s visit, standing against Howdy Modi

Howdy Modi: Several groups gather to protest Modi’s visit to Houston
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Under a coalition called Alliance for Justice and Accountability (AJA), protest groups in Houston are protesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, reported The Quint. They have been extremely critical of Modi’s policies, such as NRC and abrogation of Article 370. Groups such as Hindus for Human Rights, Blacks Lives Matter, the Indian American Muslim Council, Dalit Solidarity Group and other individual speakers like south Asia analyst Pieter Friedrich have come together to protest Modi’s visit to Houston.

Alliance for Justice and Accountability statement read "We are a bona fide group of Indian Americans with roots in India, and not connected with any other nationality or separatist causes. We have one and only one agenda: to expose the undemocratic, anti-people and anti-minorities agenda of Mr Modi's government and BJP party." According to The Quint, they have also been vocal against Hindutva, the mob lynchings, and India's treatment of minorities.


Hindus for Human Rights co-founder Sunita Viswanath said, "We are horrified that our religion which teaches vasudaiva kutumbakam is being hijacked by extremists and nationalists," adding, "We are especially appalled by the most recent nightmare of the Kashmiri people, and the situation of 1.9 million people in India who are rendered stateless due to the imposition of the travesty called the National Register of Citizens."

Syed Ali, of the Indian American Muslim Council, (IAMC) said he knows a lot of separatist groups will also be protesting, but said they have nothing to do with the AJA, and commented that these do not have their endorsement.

According to The Quint, Syed Ali, IAMC, said at a press briefing, "We support the Kashmiris, the minorities and Dalits. This is a free country where everyone is allowed to protest, but AJA has a larger agenda of countering Hindutva."

Howdy Modi will be held on early morning of 22 September in the US.

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