Critics say Narendra Modi’s administration poses a threat to India’s traditions of tolerance and public debate.
“None of our industrial friends will speak about it, but I’ll say that openly,” Bajaj told an audience in Mumbai on Saturday that included one of Modi’s most-trusted aides, Amit Shah. “You’re doing a good job, but despite that, we’re not confident you’ll appreciate if we openly criticise you.” Some have said that Modi’s government, which came to power in 2014, poses a threat to India’s traditions of tolerance and public debate.
Shah, who is home minister, pushed back against Bajaj’s remarks at the event organised by the Economic Times newspaper.