India blocks BBC documentary on PM Modi from airing in India

FILE PHOTO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he leaves in a car after attending the funeral of his mother Heeraben, in Gandhinagar, India, December 30, 2022. REUTERS/Amit Dave

(Corrects eighth paragraph to make clear Modi was never BJP president, but was made the party's candidate for prime minister in 2013)

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India has blocked the airing of a BBC documentary which questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots, saying that even sharing of any clips via social media is barred.