Indian leader's 'puppy' remark triggers new controversy over riots


  • World
  • Friday, 12 Jul 2013

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Hindu nationalist leader and possible prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi triggered an uproar on Friday over a remark he made in an interview about deadly communal riots in Gujarat state in 2002.

Modi, chief minister of western Gujarat state and head of the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party's election campaign, was asked in an interview with Reuters whether he regretted the violence.

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