India's Modi scorned over reckless rallies, religious gathering amid virus mayhem

By Krishna N. Das and Aftab Ahmed
  • World

  • Monday, 19 Apr 2021

FILE PHOTO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to attend the Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort in Delhi, India, August 15, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

(Corrects para 4 to show India decommissioned high denomination banknotes in 2016, not 2014)

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Many Indians are pillorying Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his response to a scary surge in coronavirus cases, sickened by him addressing tens of thousands of people at state election rallies and letting Hindu devotees congregate for a festival.

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