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India will not allow intolerance: Modi

India will not allow intolerance: Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of United Kingdom
David Cameroon at the Drum (Treasury Quadrangle) in London
on Nov 12, 2015 (PIB)
SNS,London/New Delhi, | 13 November, 2015: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was confronted by a large crowd of noisy protesters chanting “Modi Go Home” as he held talks in Downing Street, on Thursday spoke out against intolerance saying India, the land of the Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi, will not accept anything that goes against its social values.
To a question about allegations of rising intolerance in India, Modi promised to take "strict action" against those who perpetrated acts of violence.
 "India will not allow any act of intolerance," he said at a press conference along with British Prime Minister David Cameron.
"India does not accept intolerance even if it is one or two or three incidents. But for a country of 125 crore people whether it is significant or not, it does not matter. For us every incident is serious. We do not tolerate it.
"Law takes strong action and will continue to do so. 
“India is a vibrant democracy under which the Constitution provides protection to all citizens, their lives and thoughts. We are committed to it," he said.
Modi's comments come amid criticism in India over “growing intolerance”  in the country, in the aftermath of incidents like the lynching of a Muslim man in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh, over rumours that he ate beef and comments by fringe right-wing elements viewed as inflammatory. 
"We are a democracy and committed to freedom of speech," he said. "We are not an intolerant society."
Several well-known writers, artistes and film makers have in recent weeks returned their national awards in protest against what they say is rising intolerance.
To another question, on why Modi wasn't allowed to visit the UK before he became the prime minister, Modi said there were no sanctions on his visit to the UK and that he had visited in 2003.
Cameron said the UK government had not restricted Modi's visit.   
He said: "I am pleased to welcome Prime Minister Modi here. He comes with an enormous mandate from the people of India who made him prime minister with a record and historic majority.
"As for what happened in the past there were legal proceedings, there were also representations from the British government at the time.
A large group of protesters, holding anti-Modi placards, shouted ‘Modi Go Home’ and ‘Back off Modi’ as he was welcomed by Cameron at 10 Downing Street.
The protesters were carrying placards like ‘Hindutva is threat to Indian unity’, ‘Modi not welcome in UK’ and ‘Stop religious persecution in India’.
Earlier, around 200 authors including Salman Rushdie signed an open letter urging Cameron to take up “the rising climate of fear” in India during Modi’s visit.

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