New Delhi: An Indian-origin lawmaker in UK told the nation’s parliament that Prime Minister Modi is one of the most powerful persons on the planet.
MP Lord Karan Bilimoria reminded the UK parliament of Modi’s rise from being a tea seller on a Guajarat railway station to becoming “one of the most powerful people”.
Bilimoria’s praise for Modi follows UK PM Rishi Sunak’s refusal to support the BBC documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots which questioned Modi’s leadership at the time.
Bilimoria pointed out that India has the vision to become, in the next 25 years, the second-largest economy with a GDP of USD 32 billion.
Calling India the fast –growing economy in the world, Bilimoria said UK must be its closest and most trusted friend and partner in the decades ahead.
India produced billions of vaccines after the Serum Institute of India partnered with Oxford University and Astra Zeneca, he said citing India’s growing strength.
Bilimoria is a native of Hyderabad and his family hails from Navsari district in Gujarat, according to India Today.
BBC's two-part series called "India: The Modi Question", released last week, provoked sharp reactions from India especially with the ruling BJP administration roundly criticising it.
The documentary, which the BBC claimed to have “rigorously researched”, brought to limelight now largely forgotten the 2002 Gujarat riots killing over 1,000 people, mostly Muslims.
The riots broke out after the burning of a train carrying Hindu pilgrims in Godhra.
Following India’s criticism, the BBC documentary has been taken down from YouTube.