Day after SC clean chit, Shah hails Modi, hits out at Teesta

'Troika Behind 2002 Riots Tirade; Modi Suffered In Silence'

New Delhi: A day after the Supreme Court dismissed a petition challenging the apex court's earlier exoneration of Narendra Modi of the "criminal conspiracy" charge with regard to the 2002 Gujarat riots, Union home minister Amit Shah accused a troika of NGOs, BJP's political rivals and "ideology-driven politically-motivated journalists" for running a campaign based on false allegations against the Prime Minister.

"It is not just clean chit. The court has, in fact, established that the allegation that the riots were organised as part of a criminal conspiracy was a lie that was spread by a troika of NGOs, the Opposition and ideologically-driven journalists," said a combative Shah as he emphasised that the PM endured the ordeal silently out of respect for the judicial process. "Like Lord Shiva drank poison, Modi endured the pain of false allegations over 2002 riots. I saw him suffering through this very closely. Only a strong-willed person could have taken a stand to not say anything as the case was sub judice," the home minister told ANI.