India: Thousands from Hindu hardliner group march on streets
27 December 2019 |
8:33 am
On Wednesday several thousand baton-wielding volunteers from a Hindu hardliner group -- of which Modi is a lifelong member -- held a rally in the southern city of Hyderabad, in a show of support for the government.
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