Domestic controversies and effective outreach by BJP's political rivals have led to rising disillusionment with Modi.
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Visit South Africa : South Africa has a sizeable Indian diaspora,
nearly 1.5 million strong comprising three per cent of that country’s
population. But unlike his previous visit there in 2016, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi will not be addressing the Indian community
when he visits South Africa from July 25-27.
Modi
will be in Johannesburg for three days to attend the BRICS Summit,
but not even one event has been planned where he addresses the Indian
community. New Delhi fears a repeat in Johannesburg of the PM’s
London visit in April that was marred by vociferous protests by
sections of the Indian diaspora.
On
his way to South Africa, Modi will be visiting Uganda on July 24 and
is scheduled to address a gathering of the influential non-resident
Indians there. The fight among the various Indian associations in
Kampala has become ugly enough for 15 outfits threatening to boycott
the event. Interventions from the Indian High Commissioner and BJP
leaders in India haven’t helped.
Support
from the Indian diaspora was a force multiplier for the BJP in the
2014 Lok Sabha elections. The rousing receptions Modi received from
NRIs and people of Indian origin on his visits abroad had added to
his charisma and international standing.
But
increasingly, managing the diaspora has become a headache for the
BJP. Domestic controversies over religious, caste and linguistic
identities and effective outreach by the BJP’s political rivals has
contributed to the diaspora’s increasing disillusionment with the
PM.
There
have been allegations of mismanagement of funds raised for Modi’s
diaspora events, particularly in Canada, and grievances about the
dominance of a particular linguistic group that has found easy access
in the Modi government and Indian missions abroad, while
businesspeople from other regions complain doors have been shut on
them.
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