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Modi seeks to soothe India’s Muslims as deadly protests swell
7 years agoIndia's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a rally in New Delhi on December 22, 2019. Modi fired up delirous party supporters on December 22 as a wave of protests and clashes that has killed at least 25 put the Indian leader and his Hindu nationalist government under pressure like never before. Prakash SINGH / AFP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought Sunday to reassure India's Muslims as a wave of deadly protests against a new citizenship law put his Hindu nationalist government under pressure like never before.