PM Narendra Modi condemns Manchester attack, no word yet on Jharkhand lynchings back home

Modi's remarks came soon after the suicide attack in a stadium in Manchester, in which the suspected suicide bomber is also believed to be killed.

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PM Narendra Modi condemns Manchester attack, no word yet on Jharkhand lynchings back home
Prime Minister Narendra Modi

In Short

  • PM Modi strongly condemned the terror attack in England's Manchester.
  • The PM has however, not yet commented on the mob lynching in Jharkhand.
  • Jamshedpur witnessed the lynching of 7 men over rumours circulating on WhatsApp.

Sticking to his ritual of promptly taking to social media after an international tragedy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today strongly condemned the terror attack in England's Manchester during a pop concert late last night by US singer Ariana Grande, in which 22 people have died and over 50 injured. The Prime Minister, however, has not spoken yet on the lynching of seven men in Jharkhand last week.

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"Pained by the attack in Manchester. We strongly condemn it. Our thoughts are with the families of the deceased and prayers with the injured," Modi said in a tweet, the statement coming shortly after the suicide attack in a stadium in Manchester, in which the suspected suicide bomber is also believed to be killed.

Back home, however, the families of the seven victims of mob lynching in BJP-run Jharkhand's two districts are yet to hear a comforting word from their Prime Minister.

On Thursday last week, Naim (35), Sheikh Sajju (25), Sheikh Siraj (26) and Sheikh Halim (28) were lynched to death by a mob which suspected them of being child traffickers in Shobhapur and Padnamsai villages near the industrial town of Jamshedpur.

Hours after the lynching of the four Muslim men, a similar incident happened 25 km away in Bagbera where the mob beat Gautam Verma (27), his brother Vikas Verma (25) and their friend Gangesh Gupta to death as cops watched.

An Indian Express report today said both the lynchings were not only witnessed by a huge mob of angry tribals, but also by dozens of policemen, including senior officers.

The two lynchings happened after rumours spread on the messaging service WhatsApp, claiming gangs were kidnapping and killing children for their body parts.

The lynchings have made headlines since they happened. Videos and photographs showing one of the victims - beaten and bloodied - claiming innocence and pleading for his life, have been widely distributed on television, in newspapers and via social media. Yet, there has been no word of comfort to families or action from PM Modi.

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