India bans Muslim group Popular Front of India over terrorism concerns
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India's government has moved to ban the Muslim organization Popular Front of India, otherwise known as PFI, accusing them of funding terror and radicalizing followers.
A counsel for the PFI rejected the accusations and accused investigating agencies of fabricating evidence and targeting the group.
Muslims comprise more than 14% of India’s nearly 1.4 billion people. Tensions between Muslims and and Hindus have been rising, which critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi attribute to his government's Hindu-nationalist agenda.
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