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The BBC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The documentary focused on Modi&#8217;s leadership as chief minister of the western state of Gujarat during riots in 2002 in which at least 1,000 people were killed, most of them Muslims. Activists put the toll at more than twice that number.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ THIS:<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/nayaujala.com\/englishlish\/2023\/05\/21\/quad-countries-on-china\/\">Quad countries make thinly veiled swipe at China<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Modi has denied accusations that he did not do enough to stop the riots and a Supreme Court-ordered investigation found no evidence to prosecute him. 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