Gujarat riots trouble for Modi in US

Gujarat riots continue to dog Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Even as he arrived in the US on a landmark state visit, New York based American Justice Centre (AJC), a human rights group, has obtained summons from the US Federal Court for the Southern district of New York against Narendra Modi for his alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots as state chief minister.

 The Rights Group got a suit filed with two survivors of Gujarat riots. The case was filed under the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) and the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA).

The group has routinely obtained such summons against visiting Indian leaders, including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress party president Sonia Gandhi. Yet another group, Alliance for Justice and Accountability (AJA) plans to show Modi black flags when he heads for the Indian-American community's public reception at the Madison Square Garden in mid-town Manhattan September 28.