Modi's contentious pick to lead UP favours Trump's ban
Yogi Adityanath's elevation stirs fears about PM Modi's vow to build a "new India"
New Delhi
AS he campaigned recently in India's most populous state, the firebrand Hindu nationalist priest and politician Yogi Adityanath praised US President Donald Trump's travel ban on some Muslim-majority countries.
Now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has elevated the saffron-robed cleric to run Uttar Pradesh, a Hindu majority state of more than 200 million people, raising questions about whether divisive politics will eclipse promises of economic development.
As …
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