Something to cheer about …
http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-03-18-voa12.cfm
The United States has revoked a visa for an Indian official implicated in a wave of religious rioting in the state of Gujarat in 2002. Narendra Modi is accused by human rights groups of orchestrating the violence, which killed as many as 2,000 people, most of them Muslims.
Narendra Modi
The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi says it has revoked tourist and business visas for Narendra Modi under a law that prohibits government officials who violate religious freedoms from entering the United States.
In a written statement, the embassy says it also denied Mr. Modi’s application for a diplomatic visa, because his planned visit was not in an official capacity. Mr. Modi is the chief minister for India’s western state of Gujarat, where a wave of religious rioting in 2002 killed up to 2,000 people, most of them Muslims.