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Puppet linking PM Modi to foiled Indian assassination plot displayed in NY
Prominent diaspora organizations staged the stunt to seek action on India's transnational violence
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Modi Puppet on New York's Fifth Avenue / Hindus for Human Rights
On December 19, a sizable puppet representing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi rode a convertible down Fifth Avenue with a banner declaring, "I could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and get away with it, OK?" The statement resonates with a contentious declaration put forth by Donald Trump, the former president, in 2016.
The stunt staged by notable Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh organizations based in the United States comes after US officials unsealed an indictment charging an Indian national and an Indian government official in the foiled plot to assassinate US-Canadian citizen and Khalistani extremist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil.
It aims to draw attention to the purported strategy "of killing and intimidating US citizens of Indian descent overseas" employed by the Indian government, as well as the failure of the US administration to address this, according to a statement by Hindus for Human Rights.
“The point we make is deadly serious,” said Sunita Viswarath of Hindus for Human Rights, “American lives are not chips in trade deals. Biden needs to let Americans — and Modi — know that our lives matter, and are protected.”
“The questions we ask ourselves are who is next and what will it take for our government to step up?” said Safa Ahmed of Indian American Muslim Council. “America needs to stand up for its own people, India’s people, and democracy itself.”
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