Indian Muslim leader defends Modi amid 'Squad' criticism, human rights concerns
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A Muslim leader in India blasted plans from some Democrat representatives to boycott Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to Congress on Thursday.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., announced Tuesday on Twitter that she would not attend Modi’s speech to Congress on Thursday, accusing Modi’s government of repressing religious minorities, emboldening violent Hindu nationalist groups and targeting journalists and human rights advocates "with impunity."
Atif Rasheed, president of Pasmanda Muslim Mahaz (Marginalized Muslim Front), responded to the claims by saying that Omar was "spitting poison" with her claims.
"I belong from religious Minority of India but I live freely with my religious freedom and religious identity in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's India," Rasheed wrote in a tweet.
