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US court dismisses 2002 Gujrat Massacre related lawsuit against Narendra Modi on ‘immunity’ grounds

January 15, 2015 | By

New York: A New York judge has reportedly dismissed lawsuit against Indian Prime Minister and former Gurjrat state Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The lawsuit filed by The American Justice Centre, a human rights group, had accused Narendra Modi for deliberate failure to stop 2002 massacre of Muslim minority population in Gujarat.

Judge Analisa Torres reportedly dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds that Indian Prime Minister was immune from the court`s jurisdiction after the United States government had said that he was entitled to immunity as a sitting head of state.

Citizen's Court in Washington indicts Indian PM Narendra Modi for Human Rights abuses in Gujrat 2002. A man posing as Narendra Modi standing in the mock court [FIle Photo]

Citizen’s Court in Washington indicts Indian PM Narendra Modi for Human Rights abuses in Gujrat 2002. A statue faced as Narendra Modi standing in the mock court [FIle Photo]

Joseph Whittington, the president of the human rights group and a city council member in Harvey, Illinois, had acknowledged in September last year, when the suit was filed, that the case had little chance of succeeding but had said there was victory in “symbolism”, as per Reuters.

Narendra Modi had visited US in September last year after becoming the PM to address the UN General Assembly. This was his first visit to the US since he was denied visa by the American government in 2005 as the US administration was believed to hold Modi responsible for the massacre of Muslim minority in Gurjrat in 2002.

The decision on the lawsuit comes even as US President Barack Obama is due to visit India to be part of the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 on the invitation of PM Modi.


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