India: The Modi Question

India is not the only country in the world where different communities clash, nor was the track record of its once-dominant Congress party perfect, but the rise of the Hindu nationalist BJP in recent years is a cause for concern. This documentary looks at some of the controversies associated with its leader, Narendra Modi. Modi himeself, and his apologists, make the strongest case against themselves: while they formally defend their records, nothing they say indicates any level of concern for India's Muslim population. The series itself concentrates on particular incidents, rather than giving us a comprehensive account of the aims and actions of Modi and his party, or an explanation of why Indians have turned to them now. But it's still an important programme to watch (and now, one that Modi has attempted to ban).

I was born in 1995. When I was 8 I was well aware what is happening in my country. As a kid I was heard about these brutality happened in Gujarat. In our childhood Gujarat state was like a haunted place. As an Indian Musalman now I'm crystal clear what is happening in my beautiful country. My prayers is with all those people suffered because of this brutal genocide done by Modi and Co. Justice doesn't delivered yet. Still all those Hooligans are walking on the streets of India. Everything has changed after this cleansing. Especially in Northern States of India, now they are trying to forget everything they have done. But this generation and the coming generations would not forget it. Thank you BBC team for your hardwork, Passion and Courage.

This documentary is a worth watching and must watch content for every Indian. It's clearly brings out the Cheap and filthy Indian politics before us. The main reason behind my time investment on this documentary is the fact that it was not yet allowed to be released in India. We as Indians should enlighten our visions that how the Indian Democracy is moving ahead. This documentary gives us the proper facts that how Modi came into Power. Nothing in this documentary is a mere assumption or an illusionary idea. I am expecting more episodes from BBC to also reveal the bigshots behind Modi's crown.

2 hours pass without mention of the key stat that there are 200million Muslims in India. And without making the obvious point that while you can win democratic elections driving a wedge against this minority, the minority is large enough that this could then become a severe internal security problem.

Why oh why does this documentary not give any basic context of the long history of Muslims in India?

2 hours mostly focused on how much Modi directly ordered police doing nothing / why Modi didn't intervene for 3 days while police did nothing is a bad use of our time...

Would be much better if it at least briefly touched on:

• how Hinduism and Islam came to be in India in the first place
• partition and how it turned violent, how this still shapes Pakistan India relations to this day
• response to that (secularism in constitution, Gandhi and others aware of danger of India being defined as Hindu nation from the start)
• Congress' rule and how Modi is now reframing that.

I am from India. I would like to give an unbiased review of the documentary.

The documentary looks very well researched but from one narrow and biased perspective. I condone everything bad that happened to people during the riots but it wasn't just one community that suffered. This documentary seems to be promoting the narrative of muslim victimhood. It portrays Modi as the ultimate villain but the arguments fall short everywhere.

There's only claims and statements, I don't see any strong arguments or proof to back them.

You really want to believe entire police force decided to stay quiet, you realize there's muslims in police too?

CAA NRC is wrongfully portrayed and the students who gave their statements, have no idea what they are saying.

I can point out 100s of such small details that are left out just to create a narrative of anti-India and anti-BJP and show BJP as anti-muslim. Disappointed by BBC.