A world of opinion: Indian diaspora\'s opinions about Narendra Modi varied

A world of opinion: Indian diaspora's opinions about Narendra Modi varied

The mood in Varanasi was pro-Modi but a certain ambivalence has crept in

Manavi Kapur  |  Varanasi 

At the gargantuan venue for the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) in Varanasi, two women posed for a selfie in front of large cutouts of the Kashi Vishwanath temple. A young man was busy making a boomerang video of a tea vendor offering the hot beverage in ‘kulhads’.

But as soon as the question of the upcoming Lok Sabha election was brought up, there was a tiny shift in energy. “I’m not sure I know enough” was an oft-repeated phrase among the millennial visitors to the 15th edition of an event aimed at bringing together the Indian diaspora. The PBD this year also ...

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First Published: Tue, January 22 2019. 00:16 IST