Request Hardball's Chris Matthews to withdraw from AAHOA convention

Request Hardball's Chris Matthews to withdraw from AAHOA convention Action Alert: Request Hardball's Chris Matthews to withdraw from AAHOA Convention honoring Narendra Modi

March 01, 2005

Narendra Modi, the architect of the 2002 Gujarat pogrom has been invited by his supporters to be honored at the convention of the Asian American Hotel Owners association in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His arrival coincides with the third anniversary of the Gujarat massacres in which more than 2000 Muslims were brutally killed, hundreds of women and girls were raped and sexually mutilated and over 150,000 were ethnically cleansed. The surviving victims continue to be persecuted in Gujarat.

The Coalition Against Genocide (CAG), of which IMC-USA is a founding member, is campaigning against Narendra Modi's felicitation in US. Narendra Modi's crimes are being whitewashed by honoring him in a convention attended and supported by US lawmakers and celebrities. A major step in the campaign against Narendra Modi involves reminding the attendees of the aforementioned convention that he is an accused in heinous crimes against humanity.

Chris Matthews of MSNBC Hardball program is scheduled to give a keynote address at the convention. He has been asked by the Coalition Against Genocide to withdraw from the AAHOA convention unless Narendra Modi's invitation is cancelled. We have already sent a dossier on Narendra Modi and the fascist Hindutva movement to Mr. Matthews.

Please contact Chris Matthews and politely request him to withdraw from the AAHOA convention. Also ask him to report on the funding of ethnic cleansing in India by the extremist groups, based in US, which are supporting Narendra Modi.

Sharad Yadav says projecting Modi as PM candidate caused harm to NDA

Sharad Yadav says projecting Modi as PM candidate caused harm to NDA

New Delhi, May 17 : Janata Dal- United (JDU) President Sharad Yadav today said that projection of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as future prime ministerial candidate had caused immense harm to the Bharatiya Janata Party led NDA.

"Projecting Modi as a prime ministerial candidate had created confusion among the people''s mind. Since the NDA had already declared L K Advani as its Prime Minister candidate," he said.

He said the other factor for the defeat of the NDA might be Varun Gandhi''s "hate statement"

Modi contends Congress gained in polls at cost of its allies

Modi contends Congress gained in polls at cost of its allies

Ahmedabad, May 18 : Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi opined on Monday that the Congress Party capitalised on the follies of its allies in the recently concluded elections.

Modi said the ouster of the Congress-led UPA allies like Lalu and the Left Front by the people in the elections resulted in Congress winning the seats particularly in the constituencies where these allies also had contested.

Media projected me as PM candidate: Modi

Media projected me as PM candidate: Modi

Ahmedabad, May 18: Reacting to Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav's comment that the projection of Narendra Modi as a prime ministerial candidate was a mistake, the Gujarat Chief Minister on Monday said it was a media projection only and he had never projected himself as a candidate for the top post.

"My stand has always been clear that I am from Gujarat and will keep working for the state," Modi told reporters here.

Modi also hoped that the new government at the Centre would help his state accelerate the pace of development.

Rajya Sabha witnesses uproar over Congress leader’s remark over Modi

Rajya Sabha witnesses uproar over Congress leader’s remark over Modi

New Delhi, June 5 : Members of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajya Sabha were outraged over a remark by Congress leader Satyavarat Chaturvedi on Friday, which led to chaos in the upper House of Parliament.

The incident occurred when highlighting the Government''s plan of action as envisaged in the President''s address, Satyavarat Chaturvedi made a comment at opposition BJP''s election campaign.