Students, faculty of IIMs ask PM Modi to take stand against heat speeches

The letter requested the PM to stand firm and lead the country away from those seeking to divide the nation

BS Web Team | New Delhi
Last Updated at January 8, 2022 13:00 IST

Silence was not an option anymore, said one of the professors in the report

Students and faculty members of two of India's premier B-schools, Indian Institutes of Management in Ahmedabad and Bengaluru, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday raising the issue of hate speech against minorities in India. The letter said PM's silence on such issues 'emboldens' divisive forces in the country, a report in the Indian Express newspaper said.

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