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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"

Published Tue, Mar 21, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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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.

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