Obama's India visit: Barack Obama's speech on religion tolerance is indictment of PM Modi regime, says Tarun Gogoi

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today termed US President Barack Obama's emphasis on religious tolerance as an indictment of "growing religious intolerance" during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rule.

"Obama's emphasis on religious tolerance is nothing but a clear indictment of growing religious intolerance during Modi's reign," Gogoi tweeted.

President Obama's emphasis on religious tolerance is nothing but a clear indictment of growing religious intolerance during Modi's reign.

— Tarun Gogoi (@tarun_gogoi) January 28, 2015

Making a strong pitch for religious tolerance, President Obama had yesterday said every person had the right to practice his faith without any persecution and fear or discrimination and that India would succeed so long it was not splintered on religious lines.