Reporting from Agra: Amit Jaiswal was an RSS worker followed by PM Modi on twitter. The huge poster of Modi that had adorned the back of his car for many years is now gone. His sister tore it off the day Amit died of Covid after their pleas went unheard. theprint.in/india/rss-work…
"Amit ne poori zindagi PM modi ke liye nikal di. Modi ne uske liye kya kiya? Aise PM sahab ki humein kya zaroorat? Humne poster phaadh ke nikaal diya (Amit spent his entire life fighting for PM Modi. What did Modi do for him? We tore off his poster)"- Amit's family.
"If someone said anything remotely critical of about Modi-Yogi, he would threaten to beat them up"
Just months ago, Amit had also gone to Ayodhya to put free LED posters of 'Ram Janmabhoomi'.
Full video report and interview with the grieving and heartbroken family here:
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