Opposition parties, leftist intellectuals and western media are agitating against the Modi government over allegations of atrocities and fascism have no relation to the ground realities, writes former diplomat Kanwal Sibal for the Israeli news site Haaretz.
DMK MP RS Bharathi stirred fresh controversy after airing demeaning and derogatory statements against journalists, people of North India and the Dalits.
On Wednesday at 12 PM, her body will be kept for three hours at the BJP headquarters for party workers and leaders to pay tributes. Later, her last rites will be performed at the Lodhi Road crematorium at 3 PM.